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Fig. 4

From: Establishment of the basidiomycete Fomes fomentarius for the production of composite materials

Fig. 4

Laboratory manufacturing process for F. fomentarius composite materials. A Inoculation of sterile millet with for F. fomentarius mycelium followed by an incubation for 2 weeks at 25 °C in the dark. B Inoculation of hemp shives (or rapeseed straw) cultivation bags with the millet spawn followed by an incubation for 1 week at 25 °C in the dark. Note that the use of millet spawn for inoculation has the advantage of good mixing properties in the 3-L cultivation bags used and thus generation of more homogeneous growth throughout the plant substrates. C Shredding of preliminary hemp shives (or rapeseed straw) composites and transfer of the material into moulds. D Filled moulds before cultivation for 1 week at 25 °C in the dark. E Sample appearance after 1 week of cultivation. Moulds are removed to allow thorough overgrowth of the samples for another week. F Drying in an oven at 60 °C for 2 days and final appearance of composites used for compression tests

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