Table 3.

Physical properties of mycelium-based materials and bovine leather (elongation, tensile strength, and Young’s Modulus).

Type	Elongation (%)	Strain	Tensile Strength (MPa)	Young’s Modulus (MPa)	Ref.
Fungal mycelium (S. c) #	-	2.2	12.3	1048	[49]
Fungal mycelium (G. l) #	14–33	-	0.8–1.1	-	[36]
Mycelium composite #	-	-	0.1–0.2	66.14–71.77	[45]
Mycelium-based composite (T. m) #	0.9	4.7	0.15	100	[51]
Mycelium leather *	22–35	-	8–11	-	[52]
Mycelium based leather *	4.59–58.86	1.03–1.49	1.40–8.49	1.37–8.14	Present study
Animal leather	<40	6–16	39.5	1–13	[53,54]

S. c. Schizophyllum commune, G. l. Ganoderma lucidum, T. Trametes multicolor, ^# mushroom-based materials, * mycelial leather.