Table 1.

Summary table for physical and mechanical properties of mycelium-based composites with and without veneer lattices.

Test	Sample	Density (kg/m3)	Strength (MPa)	Elastic Modulus (MPa)
Compressive strength	Cube	145 ± 14	1.2 ± 0.12	4.10 ± 0.67
Pull-out strength	Cube + one-side veneer		0.34 ± 0.04	NA
	Cube + two-side of unwelded veneer		0.36 ± 0.1	NA
Tensile strength	Cube + two-side of welded veneer		30.6 ± 3.6	NA
Flexural strength lightweight	Block	140 ± 8	0.17 ± 0.04	1.31 ± 0.33
	Block + low-density lattice		0.19 ± 0.04	1.32 ± 0.29
	Block + high-density lattice *		0.16 ± 0.05	1.29 ± 0.16
	Block + 2 layers of low-density lattice *		0.13 ± 0.02	0.89 ± 0.24
Flexural strength dense	Board	1180 ± 75	10.2 ± 1.73	2390.95 ± 444.91
	Board + low-density lattice		21.99 ± 2.01	6236.22 ± 322.2
	Board + high-density lattice		10.81 ± 3.18	3900.2 ± 1621.9

* Flexural failure was not observed for these samples; the failure mode was shear as explained in the text.