Table 1.
Mechanical and air permeability properties of mycocel biopolymer materials (KF = Kraft fibers; HF = hemp fibers; FF = fungal fibers; Ga = G. applanatum; Ab = A. bisporus; Tv = T. versicolor; Ff = F. fomentarius). The marked (*) samples have been described previously [12].
| Sample | Tensile Index, Dry Nm/g | Tensile Index, Wet Nm/g | Burst Index kPa m2/g |
Breaking Length km |
Stretch % |
Air Permeability mL/min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KF * | 16.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 8275 |
| HF * | 60.4 | 10.9 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 3.4 | 32 |
| FF (Ga) * | 8.2 | - | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 6935 |
| KF FF (Ga) * | 13.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | >8820 |
| HF FF (Ga) * | 30.8 | - | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 77 |
| HF FF (Ab) | 32.5 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | <1 |
| KF HF FF (Ga) * | 35.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 115 |
| KF FF (Tv) | 26.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1630 |
| KF FF (Ff) | 8.9 | - | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | >8820 |
| KF FF (Ab) | 43.5 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 14.1 |
| KF HF FF (Ab) | 46.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 7.5 |