ForMat Lab members receive the 2021 SOM Foundation Research Prize to support project titled “MycoKnit”.

Written By Natalie Walter

Principal Investigators: Felecia Davis, Ali Ghazvinian, Benay Gürsoy, Farzaneh Oghazian, John Pecchia, Andre West

MycoKnit: Cultivating Mycelium-Based Composites on Knitted Textiles for Large-Scale Biodegradable Architectural Structures

“MycoKnit” aims to explore the interrelated behavior of mycelium-based composites and knitted textiles, where the knit is used as a growing base for mycelium materials, to offer a sustainable and biodegradable building material and structural system that is strong in both tension and compression.

Natalie Walter
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