US 11,807,983 B2
Penetration and adhesion of finishes for fungal materials through solubilization, emulsion, or dispersion in water-soluble materials and the use of surfactants
Matt Scullin, San Francisco, CA (US); Nicholas Wenner, Sebastopol, CA (US); Jordan Chase, Oakland, CA (US); Quinn Miller, Berkeley, CA (US); and Philip Ross, Sam Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to MycoWorks, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US)
Filed by Mycoworks, Inc., Emeryville, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/664,662.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/750,358, filed on Oct. 25, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0131694 A1, Apr. 30, 2020
Int. Cl. D06N 3/00 (2006.01); C08G 63/08 (2006.01); D06N 3/12 (2006.01); D06N 3/14 (2006.01); C09D 167/04 (2006.01); D06N 3/18 (2006.01)
CPC D06N 3/0002 (2013.01) [C08G 63/08 (2013.01); C09D 167/04 (2013.01); D06N 3/0056 (2013.01); D06N 3/123 (2013.01); D06N 3/143 (2013.01); D06N 3/183 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An abrasion resistant finish obtained by following steps: producing a polylactic acid plastic (PLA) mixture
by dispersing a biodegradable PLA in water, the PLA mixture carried by the water more deeply into the micro and macro structure of the fungal material, the PLA mixture penetrates into a matrix of a fungal hyphae of the fungal material and fortifies a hyphal structure as the water evaporates and creates a biodegradable PLA coating on the fungal material with improved abrasion resistance and water resistance, wherein the fungal material is mycelium; and
at least one surfactant added to the biodegradable PLA coating on the fungal material to improve the effectiveness of the PLA coating, the surfactant further including isopropyl alcohol and a polyurethane binder.