Table 2 Overview of the material properties in the tension of BC-mycelium composite materials and pure BC materials
From: Mechanical characteristics of bacterial cellulose-reinforced mycelium composite materials
Label | Dry density [kg/m3] | Ultimate strength σ [MPa] | Specific strength [kN·m/kg] | Elastic modulus [GPa] | Specific stiffness [106 m2 s−2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BC-mycelium_70°C | 1208.38 ± 29.82 | 1.72 ± 0.59 | 1.42 ± 0.50 | 1.10 ± 0.17 | 0.91 ± 0.23 |
mycelium_70°C (control) | 980.67 ± 84.77 | 1.14 ± 0.13 | 1.16 ± 0.07 | 0.59 ± 0.15 | 0.61 ± 0.17 |
BC-a | 2256.41 ± 102.56 | 9.71 ± 0.05 | 4.31 ± 0.17 | 0.05 ± 0.01 | 0.02 ± 0.00 |
BC-b | 2393.16 ± 210.75 | 35.89 ± 4.77 | 15.13 ± 2.62 | 0.34 ± 0.04 | 0.15 ± 0.03 |
BC-c | 2857.41 ± 198.57 | 76.43 ± 29.58 | 27.55 ± 12.66 | 11.91 ± 3.29 | 4.20 ± 1.20 |
BC-d | 1060.85 ± 171.98 | 30.27 ± 9.64 | 28.73 ± 8.87 | 1.25 ± 0.69 | 1.14 ± 0.63 |
BC-e | 1957.67 ± 145.67 | 14.67 ± 0.36 | 7.55 ± 0.72 | 0.84 ± 0.35 | 0.44 ± 0.20 |