MYCELIUM GROWTH BED WITH PERFORATED LAYER AND RELATED METHOD FOR CREATING A UNIFORM SHEET OF MYCELIUM FROM A SOLID-STATE MEDIUM.

Abstract

A mycelium growth bed for growing mycelium attached to a solid substrate through which the mycelium composite material is easily and quickly removed. This is achieved by using a perforated layer incorporated between the mycelium substrate and the mycelium composite material to create a uniform structural weakness and thus improve the harvestability of the ex-substrate mycelium through uniform and significantly reduced tear resistance. The perforated layer, through which the mycelium grows, allows for the controlled and protected extrusion of a colony cell matrix that can be easily and uniformly delaminated from the underlying mycelium substrate.

Description

Fungal tissue can rapidly expand to an enormous volume if provided with the right conditions, including adequate nutrients available to the organism, gas gradients within the growth environment, and humidity, light, and temperatures to which the organism is exposed as it develops. Fungi are highly sensitive to stimuli in their environment and have the ability to modify the direction and vigor of expanding fungal growth in response to gravitropic, thermotropic, and thigmotropic stimuli. Phototropic, chemotropic, and hydrotropic. Fungal hyphae detect and grow around physical impediments encountered in their outward expansion. By modifying subtle factors, it is possible to stimulate and direct hyphae, mycelium, and fungal tissue to express a variety of specific physical characteristics in a variably determined manner. A substrate colonized with fungal spores, if provided with an appropriate enclosure and environmental controls, will generate a layer of vegetatively fungal spores that grow apically from the top of the substrate in a diffuse and undifferentiated manner, using sensing and boundary-seeking functions as a guide in their exploration of space beyond sources of nutrient sustenance. Using various stimuli, this undifferentiated layer of spores can be manipulated and formed into a continuous sheet of mycelium biotextile. This mycelium biotextile sheet, once harvested, can be cured and finished to acquire qualities similar in texture, appearance, and performance to plastics, foam, and animal hides. Current forms ofThe manufacture of polymeric materials, including animal hides and vinyl, creates environmental problems in manufacturing and the processing or disposal of the material at the end of its useful life. The fungal tissue materials and composites described herein can be used as an alternative to these conventional processes, consisting almost entirely of fungal tissues. This fungal material can be used in products that would otherwise be manufactured conventionally using chemical products such as ethylene vinyl acetate foams, polyvinyl chloride plastics, and polyurethane foams, among others. This unusual mycelium growth regime poses challenges not only in optimizing growth conditions but also in harvesting the material to transform it into an industrially useful product. Treating mycelium growing outside its substrate, rather than a mycelium-substrate composite or its fruiting body, is neither trivial nor well understood, but it is necessary for the use of mycelium materials as textiles similar to cotton. One such production method involves growing mycelium on wood in liquid cultures, where the cells grow within this wood matrix from a nutrient broth below. Another method describes techniques for growing mycelial cells from compacted sawdust or wood flower. However, this conventional method has certain disadvantages that require large amounts of processing. .. η η ί ' <>' o, , u ' u ' > go » - 4 mycelium and also to transform the harvested mycelium compound into an industrially useful material. Therefore, there is a need for an effective and reliable method to create a uniform layer of composite mycelium material with a high degree of consistency. Furthermore, such a method would optimize the mycelium growth conditions. This method would minimize environmental problems during the fermentation, re-dilution, or material disposal phase. Additionally, such a method would produce a composite mycelium layer with minimal time, cost, and complexity. The present method overcomes the deficiencies in the field by achieving these critical objectives. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To minimize the limitations found in the prior art, and to minimize other limitations that will be evident after reading the specification, the present expus provides a method for promoting the growth of uniformly expressed mycelium composites of consistent and planned texture gradients above the solid-state mycelium substrate using a mycelium growth bed. The mycelium growth bed comprises a tray which has closed walls, a lid, and a floor. A transport platform is configured to fit within the tray and adapted to support a mycelium substrate, thereby forming at least one continuous substrate plane. In the preferred embodiment, a mass of the mycelium substrate is inoculated and colonized with a strain of the mycelium composite.The mycelium further comprises a perforated layer having a plurality of pores incorporated parallel or coplanar with at least one plane of the substrate. The perforated layer provides a plurality of initial growth conditions for growing a corm layer of the mycelium composite that is adaptable to spread through the plurality of pores, resulting in a reduction of tear resistance within the perforated layer. A porous material is placed on top of the mycelium substrate and held close to the perforated layer. A lid is detachably attached to the closed walls of the tray. The mycelium substrate is modified for the optimal growth of the pure mycelium sheet or the mycelium composite using at least one modification mechanism. The perforated layer is selected from a group consisting of a piece of wire mesh, a woven nylon matrix, and a fabric. In the preferred embodiment, the uniform layer of mycelium composite extends both through and beyond the perforated layer. The perforated layer connected between the mycelium substrate and the pure mycelium sheet or the mycelium composite sheet reduces the force required to remove a portion of the top layer of the mycelium composite and / or a pure mycelium sheet. Furthermore, this reduced amount of force to remove the portion of the top layer of the mycelium and / or the mycelium composite is less than the delamination force of the mycelium sheet or the mycelium composite above the perforated layer.Finally, the inclusion of such a layer leads to greater consistency and uniformity of surface textures and overall quality of the mycelium material that is removed above the layer, with perforations. The mycelium growth bed easily and quickly removes the ex-substrate mycelium from the mycelium attached to the substrate. Preferably, the perforated layer is incorporated between the substrate and the ex-substrate mycelium to create a uniform structural weakness and thus improve the harvesting capabilities of the ex-substrate mycelium by reducing and uniformly decreasing its tear resistance. Such a drastic decrease in the tear resistance of one material from another resistant one, mycelium, such as that generated by Ganoderma lucidum or similar, is remarkable, especially when carried out along a precise plane. The perforated layer acts as a barrier between a fungal colony, which contains its nutrient medium (substrate), and a layer or layers of mycelium and / or mycelium compound. The perforated layer includes a prescribed porosity with an average hole size within the plurality of pores between 0.1 millimeters and 1.0 millimeters, so that the mycelium occupies the plurality of pores, resulting in a reduction of the tear resistance within this layer to 0.100 W. Furthermore, the perforated layer is a layer that the fungal material will not readily degrade structurally, or one that will degrade in a predictable manner and over a prescribed period of time. The perforated layer is connected in such a way that the force required to remove the upper mycelium layer(s) is less than the delamination force of the mycelium layers and / or mycelium composites above the perforated layer. The preferred design allows for precise control of the mycelium layers grown outside the substrate, such as for use as skin-like materials with precise uniformity of thickness within the sheet.Furthermore, the perforated layer acts as an intermediate layer through which the mycelium grows, allowing the controlled and protected extrusion of a matrix of fungal mycelium colony cells for continuous manipulation as that mycelium grows. The preferred method provides a composition and method for promoting the uniform, gradient-free growth of the mycelium compound onto the solid mycelium substrate. The method begins by providing the mycelium growth bed. Next, the mycelium substrate is modified using at least one modification mechanism. Then, the mycelium substrate is placed on the transport platform configured to fit within the tray and adapt 1Θ to support the mycelium substrate and form at least one continuous substrate plane. A. Next, the perforated layer is incorporated along at least one surface or plane of the substrate monolith. The plane may be, but is not limited to: flat, linear, curvilinear, composite, and / or efemw. A perforated layer may also comprise multiple sides or planes of the substrate monolith in order to produce, as highlighted, pure mycelium or sheets of mycelium composite with complex three-dimensional geometry. Next, a plurality of initial growth conditions are provided, allowing the mycelium composite to grow and spread through the plurality of pores of the perforated layer. A uniform layer of mycelium composite is then obtained. The growth of the composite of The 2S mycelium is manipulated periodically. Afterwards, the mycelium compound is uniformly separated from the mycelium substrate. The perforated layer aerates the delimiting structure for the growth of additional organic expressions of mycelium cells. A first objective of the present invention is to create a monolithic mycelium structure, a mycelium nutritional substrate, and a sheet or homogeneous assembly of pure or composite mycelium, wherein all are mechanically contiguous during growth and fermentation, and yet simultaneously easily separate from each other when the fermentation process is complete. A second objective of the present invention is to provide a method for stimulating the uniform and gradient-free expression growth of the mycelium compound 15 using a mycelium growth bed. A third objective of the present invention is to provide a method for easily and uniformly removing mycelium material from a substrate-bound mycelium. A fourth objective of the present invention is to provide an effective and reliable method for creating a uniform layer of copper composite material with a high degree of consistency. Another objective of the present invention is to provide a method that airs a mycelium compound in time, cost and 25 comp 1 eji da d min n imo s . Another objective of the present invention is to provide a method that minimizes environmental problems in the manufacturing, recycling, or disposal of the mycelium compound. These and other advantages and features of the present invention are described in detail to make the present invention understandable to a person skilled in the art. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The elements of the figures have not necessarily been drawn to scale to improve their clarity and enhance the understanding of these various elements and embodiments of the invention. Furthermore, elements known to be common and well understood by those in the industry are not represented to provide a clear view of the various embodiments of the invention; therefore, the drawings are generalized in form for the sake of clarity and conciseness. Figure 1 is an exploded view of a growth milk to create a uniform layer of 29 mycelium compound according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a perspective view of the growth bed, illustrating a closed wall and a floor of the growth bed according to a preferred embodiment 25 of the present invention; Figure 3 is an exploded view of the foundation bed, illustrating a perforated layer placed on a solid mycelium substrate according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure 4 is a perspective view of the closed growing bed, with the perforated layer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure 5 is a perspective view of the growth lace, illustrating a first layer of the 1S mycelium composite growing through a plurality of layer pores: with performances according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure S is a perspective view of the growth bed, which is the first layer of the mycelium compound being mechanically flattened in a first direction according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure 7 is a schematic image of the growth bed, illustrating the first flattened layer of the mycelium composite and a second layer of the 20 mycelium composite growing through the plurality of pores of the perforated layer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; Figure 8 is a perspective view of the growth bed, illustrating the second layer of the 2S-mycelium composite being mechanically flattened in a second direction according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and Figure 9 is a flow diagram of a method for boosting the uniform and gradient-free expression growth of the mycelium compound on the solid-state mycelium substrate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In the following exposition, which addresses a series of embodiments and applications of the present invention, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which form part thereof, and which illustrate specific embodiments in which the invention can be practiced. It should be understood that other embodiments may be used and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. The following describes various inventive features that can be used independently of each other or in combination with other features. However, it is possible that any single feature of the invention may not address any of the problems discussed above or may address only one of the problems discussed above. Furthermore, it is possible that one or more of the problems discussed above may not be fully addressed by any of the features described below. As used herein, the singular forms 'a,' 'one,' and 'the' include plural referents unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. As used herein, 'a' is interchangeable with 'one' unless expressly indicated otherwise. As used herein, the term 'approximately' means · ± 5% of the parameter mentioned. All embodiments of any aspect of the invention may be used in combination, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, throughout the description and claims, the words "comply," "comprising," and the like should be interpreted inclusively as opposed to exclusively or exhaustively; that is, in the sense of "including, but not limited to," words using the singular or plural number also include the plural and singular numbers, respectively. Furthermore, the words "in which," "where," "whereas," "above," and "below," and words of similar significance, when used in this application, shall refer to this application as a whole and not to any particular part of it. The description of the exposure modalities is not intended to be exhaustive nor to limit exposure to the precise form described. Although the specific modalities and the 25 examples of exposure are described herein for illustrative purposes, several equivalent modalities are possible within the range of exposure, as will be recognized by experts in the relevant technique. The present modality is a method for promoting the uniform and gradient-free growth of a mycelium compound 26 (Figure 5) on a solid-state mycelium substrate 20 using a mycelium growth bed 10 as shown in Figure 1. The mycelium growth bed 10 comprises a tray 34 10 (see Figure 4) having a closed wall 14 and a floor 12. A transport platform 16 (see Figure 1) is configured to fit within the tray 34 and adapted to support a substrate 20 of mycelium, thus forming at least one continuous substrate plane, and in some embodiments, flat. In the preferred embodiment, a mass of substrate 20 of mycelium is inoculated and colonized with a composite strain of mycelium 26. The mycelium growth bed 10 further comprises a perforated layer 18 having a plurality of perforations 30 incorporated along at least one plane of the substrate. A porous material 22 is placed on the surface portion of the mycelium substrate 20 and held close to the perforated layer 18. A lid 24 is detachably attached to the closed wall 14 of the tray 34. The mycelium substrate 20 is modified for the optimal growth of the mycelium composite 26 using at least one modification mechanism. In this preferred embodiment of the present invention, the hardwood to softwood particles may be altered or modified with rye grains or other nitrogen-rich materials. The mycelium substrate 23 may be further modified with respect to its pH balance by the addition of calcium carbonate or other calcium sources so that the substrate 20 is suitable for the optimal growth and propagation of the mycelium composite 26. The mycelium substrate 20 may be further prepared by the addition of water so that the hydration of the substrate 20 is saturated under conditions suitable for the optimal growth and propagation of the mycelium composite 26.In the preferred modality, the mycelium substrate 20 is prepared to function according to 15 species including Ganoderma and Traraetes, the order Folyporares in general, Schysophyllum, and including all saprobic fungal candidates that derive substances from lignin- and cellulose-rich sources. Preferably, the perforated layer 18 is selected from a group consisting of: a piece of wire mesh, a woven nylon matrix, and a fabric. As shown in Figure 5, a uniform layer of mycelium composite 26 grows within the growth bed 10 using a plurality of initial growth conditions and extends both through and beyond this layer, with perforations 18, resulting in a reduction of tear strength within the perforated layer 18. The placement of the perforated layer 18 between the substrate 20 and the ex-substrate mycelium composite S 26 creates a uniform structural weakness and therefore improves the collection attributes of the mycelium composite substrate 26 by providing a uniform and greatly reduced tear resistance. In one embodiment of the present invention, the perforated layer 18 includes a tear resistance of less than 200 N / mm. The perforated layer 18 connected between the mycelium substrate 20 and the mycelium composite 26 reduces the force required to remove a portion of the top layer 28 of the mycelium composite 26. Furthermore, this reduced amount of force required to remove the portion of the top layer 28 (Figure 5) of the mycelium composite 26 is less than the lamination force of the mycelium layers and / or the mycelium composite 26 above the surface. Preferably, the perforated layer 18 includes a prescribed porosity with an average hole size within the plurality of pores between 6.1 µm and 1.0 mm, so the mycelium composite 26 occupies the plurality of pores 36, resulting in a reduction of the tear resistance within this layer to less than 200 N / mm. An advantageous feature of the perforated layer 18 is that no fungal matter will easily degrade the structure of this layer X&. The preferred method allows precise control of the mycelium layers grown outside the substrate 26, such as for use as skin-like materials with precise uniformity of thickness within the sheet. Furthermore, the perforated layer 18 acts as an intermediate layer through which the mycelium composite 26 grows and allows for controlled and protected extrusion of aThe sea laughs at fungal mycelium colony cells© for continuous manipulation purposes as that matrix grows. In another embodiment of the present invention, the method for incorporating said perforated layer 18 is such that the perforated layer 18 is placed along a plane of the substrate 20 of mycelium during growth, 15 so as to allow the mycelium composite 26 to grow through it and extend beyond it. In yet another alternative embodiment of the invention, a mesh, fibers, or other material is introduced that can act as a permeable membrane to allow the mycelium composite to grow within or on the plane or planes of the colonized mycelium substrate SO. The mesh or permeable membrane s® is made in such a way that it has a plurality of pores or openings, which can vary in size between 0.1 microns and 1 millimeter and must be regularly spaced over the entire surface of the material to promote and regulate the - 18 growth of the coíftpues.tó of my celia 26 through it. E.1 material comprising this mesh, fiber or permeable membrane must be made of nylon or other substances resistant to decomposition by physical association with saprobic fungi; or alternatively, it degrades in a predictable manner during a predetermined period of contact with the organism of choice, so that the material can be considered an organic waste when the complex of its stra is finally disposed of. 1Q In use, as shown in Figures 1-4, the perforated layer 1B is placed over an exposed surface of the mycelium substrate 28 and is intended to physically isolate the growing fungal material from the substrate 20. It may take the form of a membrane or fabric that is permeable to the growing fungal material but not to the mycelium substrate particles 20. Furthermore, the perforated layer 18 allows for the clean removal of the fungal material without damaging the mycelium substrate 20 during a delamination process. Preferably, the mycelium growth bed 10 acts as a regulatory structure that determines the expression of a cultured organism under particular conditions and also as a way to easily delaminate the arbuscular expressions of the mycelium composite 26 by • 19 arriving from a plane or planes of the mycelium substrate ogl.pnlna.do: 20. The perforated layer 18 facilitates the uniform separation of the fungal material from the mycelium substrate 2S; thus preventing the interaction of the substrate 28 with the extracted fungal material. Therefore, the perforation or intermediate layer 18 prevents the fungal material from permanently adhering to the mycelium substrate 20 and damaging or tearing the substrate 2Q when the fungal material is removed. Therefore, the mycelium substrate 20 can be reused to develop additional mycelial structures. When the live fungal tissue has been removed from the mycelium substrate 20 from which it grew, the live fungal tissue can be reattached to the same or similar substrates and then allowed to regenerate as a result of the process. natural union and fusion of fungal structures.. This can be of the somatic type or can be differentiated sexually or by different aspeoles, the layer with peripheries 18 can be totally or partially permeable through its surface. Preferably, fungal growth will be blocked in impermeable areas, allowing for masked growth with a design. In the preferred mode, the final result of the mycelium growth bed structure 10 and the related method 25 is the creation of a matrix gate; or delimiting structure by the perforated layer 18 through which the apical fungal cells in vegetative growth can easily express themselves, thus determining what grows outwards. As a result of the growth of the mycelium composite 26 through the perforated layer 18, the living tissue is organized into a uniform mass across a given area with the perforated layer 18 acting as a non-adherent backing surface which can deform the reoriented topical mycelium. As growth occurs, the heterogeneities of the mycelium substrate 28 do so through the matrix gate or delimiting structure; due to the regularized mass of mycelium per unit area, this allows theforce per area and also regularize the force per area, thus facilitating the mechanical delamination processing stage without causing tears, damage or rough areas; essentially acting as a designed failure point. In the preferred embodiment, if intentional inconsistencies within the fungal material are desired, alterations in the growth plane can be induced by environmental controls and the application of various physical and chemical treatments. In one embodiment, different environmental controls are applied to particular regions of the growing material to create specific, desired, and localized effects. For example, the relative concentrations of gaseous Gz and COg can be used to create desired growth habits. In another embodiment, temperature control can be used with a similar effect. In yet another embodiment, aspirated air applied to areas of the surface in Growth can be used to prevent or promote certain developments of the growing fungal organism. In one embodiment of the present invention, the manipulation of fungal materials can be carried out by physical means using the perforated backing layer 18 between the growing mycelium composite 26 and the mycelium substrate 20. As shown in Figure 6, a first layer of the mycelium composite 21 is mechanically flattened in a first direction and placed in a second direction using a roller. The direction in which the first layer is flattened is shown as an arrow in Figure 6. Figure 7 illustrates the first flattened layer 26 of the composite, and a second layer of the mycelium composite 32 growing through the plurality of perforations 20 of the perforated layer 18. Figure 8 illustrates the second layer of the composite. of mycelium 32 mechanically flattening in a second direction, as shown with an arrow, :E1 redi lió presses the hits into a flat shape.When the fungi regrow, they express an arbuscular form, and the lamination method is used to weave the fungal material into novel patterns. Due to such physical manipulation of the fungal material, the fungi can be grown in particular and determined directions so that they can be arranged in orthogonal structures, lattices, and other two- and three-dimensional organizations. With consistent manipulations and the resulting fungal growth patterns, the fungal material can be fused into layered structures with specific arrangements of fungal tissue. 1Q example', alternate caps: with orthogonally arranged fibers). In addition to determining the structure of the typhal network, this form of manipulation also homogenizes the mycelial tissue by discouraging it from differentiating and developing primordia or other tissues. In another embodiment: given the present injection, ©in order to direct the growth and produce composite materials, materials can be incorporated into the growing fungal tissue while the fungal material is still viable. In one embodiment, cellulose-based, synthetic, or other organic fibers, including various textile forms (e.g., woven, knitted, fulled, etc.) of preferred lengths and structural characteristics, are deposited onto the exposed surface of the growing fungal tissue, allowing the growth of a composite material. The composition and organization of the composite fibers allows - 23 design the fungal tissue thus improving the mechanical properties of the material in general, including tensile and compressive strength. In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the fungal tissue can be cultivated through ED and 3p flasks and objects of various materials to create composites with the desired characteristics and qualities. This aggregate material can be composed of any material through which fungal cells can grow (pore size greater than 10 to µm). These materials can be pressed onto or near the surface of the cells, placed above the perforated layer, or otherwise printed onto its surface, or placed between two or more layers of growing fungal material so that these materials are subsequently incorporated into the fungal tissue. The creation and working with layers of mycelial cells is facilitated by the solid backing provided by the perforated layer 18. Since the appropriate pressure for folding a layer of mycelial cells would not be possible in a system where the cells grew on a gelatin or liquid nutrient broth, such mechanical processing is possible in the present invention because the solid backing prevents a backing against which mechanical pressure can be applied. The mechanical folding process against a solid backing is shown in Figures 5-8. - Z and layer folding increases cross-linking (within, in the middle and between cells), which helps to increase the absolute strength of the resulting material comprising pure mycelium or mycelium composite material. In one embodiment of the present invention, modifications can be made to the growing mycelium substrate 20 to achieve similar growth parameters in expression without a non-reactive intermediate layer. Instead of a permeable physical material such as nylon 10, a pattern or an application of an antibiotic substance can be applied to the substrate surface to achieve a similar result of determined expression or non-expression of the mycelium at a particular X,Y coordinate on the growing substrate surface. Similarly, 15 a laser or other heating element, or a water jet, can be used to synthesize (scrape, cut, remove, or otherwise modify) the surface of the living substrate to achieve the same permeability capabilities as nylon. In another embodiment of the invention, a porous material, including but not limited to a cotton fabric, is introduced over the mycelium substrate in such a way that it comes into close physical contact with the underlying nylon or other material previously introduced into the living substrate. While nylon 25 and cotton have the greatest variability, other meshes, such as electronic meshes, Koviar®, or other specialized materials, can be used and incorporated directly within a mycelium composite. In another alternative embodiment of the invention, the entire 5 urecimentó bed is inverted (substantially turned upside down) at least once during: the growth process. In other modalities, the web can be considered an interfacial layer that is a barrier between a fungal colony containing its nutritive substrate and one or more layers of mycelium and / or mycelial composite material. The interfacial layer reduces the force required to remove the upper mycelial layer(s) so that it is less than the delamination force of the mycelial layers and / or mycelial composite material above the interface. In another modality, the growth and direction of the mycelium composite 26 can be influenced through kinetic actions, such as sound or vibration, which are other alternatives. The elements that include thigmotropic influences, sonic waves or other signals, lasers or vibrating air cause the movement of the mycelium composite 26 to come into contact with itself as a result. In another alternative modality, a magnetic device can be employed underneath, which is attached to a ball or other metallic object 25 inside the container that rotates and moves around the surface to perform the functions required to direct the mycelium in growth. Figure 9 is a flow diagram of a method for promoting the uniform and gradient-free growth of the mycelium or composite material on the mycelium substrate in a solid state. The method begins by providing the mycelium growth bed as shown in block 40.Next, the mycelium substrate is modified using at least one measuring mechanism as shown in block 42. Then, the mycelium substrate is placed on the transport platform configured to fit within the tray and adapt to support the mycelium substrate as shown in block 44 and form at least one plane of the substrate as shown in block 46. Next, the perforated layer is incorporated along at least one plane of the substrate as shown in block 48. Next, the plastic film is provided that allows the mycelium composite to air out and spread through the plurality of pores of the perforated layer as shown in block 50. The uniform layer of the mycelium composite is obtained as shown in block 52. The growth of the mycelium... The mycelium compound is manipulated periodically as indicated in block 54.Next, the mycelium composite is uniformly separated from the mycelium sublayer as shown in block 56. The perforated layer creates the delimiting structure for the growth of additional organic expressions of mycelium cells, as shown in block 5S. In an alternative embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 10, the system comprises a top cover 124, a first seal 121, walls 1-26, a second seal 127, and a floor 112, in addition to some or all of the additional components described above. Modifications of the growth substrate can be made to achieve similar growth parameters in expression without a non-reactive intermediate layer, although a permeable fibrous material such as, but not limited to, cotton, linen, polyester, rayon, metallic mesh, plastics such as short latex with induced pores, can be used. Nylon, cashmere wool, Kevlac®, silk, satin, or screen printing can achieve a similar result of determined expression or non-expression of mycelium at a particular X,Y coordinate on the growing substrate surface by applying an antibiotic substance to the substrate surface. Similarly, a laser or other heating element can be used to sinter the surface of the living substrate to achieve the same permeability capabilities as nylon. The foregoing description of the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been presented for illustrative and descriptive purposes. It is not intended to be exhaustive nor to limit the invention to the precise form described. Many modifications and variations are possible based on the foregoing. It is intended that the scope of the present invention shall not be limited by this detailed description, but rather by the claims and their equivalents appended hereto.

Claims

1. A growth bed: of mycelium comprising: a tray having a closed wall and a floor; a mycelium substrate inoculated with colonies using a mycelium composite strain, the mycelium substrate being adaptable to be modified for the optimum growth of the mycelium composite material; a transport platform configured to fit within the tray and adaptable to support the mycelium substrate forming at least a continuous substrate plane; a perforated layer having a plurality of pores such that the average hole size is between 0.1 microns and 1.0 and where the mycelium occupies the plurality of pores, the perforated layer providing a plurality of initial growth conditions to grow a uniform layer of mycelium composites that extends through the plurality of pores, resulting in a reduction of tear resistance; a porous material placed above the mycelium substrate; and a lid whereby the perforated layer optimizes the growth of at least one uniform layer of adaptable mycelium composite material to extend through the plurality of pores, resulting in a reduction of tear resistance of less than 203 N / s within the perforated layer and firmly separates the mycelium substrate from the mycelium composite material during a delamination process.

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2. The 0000^10000 mycelium bed of claim 1, wherein the mycelium substrate is modified for optimum growth of the mycelium composite material using at least one modification mechanism.

3. The mycelium growth milk of claim 1, wherein the perforated layer is selected from a group consisting of: a wire mesh piece, a woven nylon matrix, and a fabric.

4. The mycelium growth bed of claim 1, wherein the perforated layer 15 connected between the mycelium substrate and the mycelium composite material reduces the force required to remove a portion of the top layer of the at least one uniform layer of mycelium composite material.

5. The mycelium growth bed of claim 4, wherein the force required to remove the portion of the top layer of the composite mycelium material is less than the delamination force of the composite mycelium above the perforated layer.

6. The mycelium growth bed of claim 1, wherein the perforated layer creates a delimiting structure for the growth of additional organic expressions of mycelium cells, thereby determining what grows outwards.

7. The mycelium growth bed of claim 1, wherein the growth of the mycelium composite material is periodically manipulated to obtain the mycelium composite material with the desired characteristics...

8. The mycelium growth bed of claim 1, wherein the perforated layer prevents the mycelium composite material from permanently adhering to and damaging the mycelium substrate, while separating the mycelium composite material from the mycelium substrate, thereby allowing the mycelium substrate to be reused for the development of additional mycelial structures.

9. The mycelium growth bed of claim 1, wherein the lid is adapted to detachably join with the closed wall of the tray.

10. A mycelium growth bed comprising: 2« a tray having a closed wall and a floor; .a τ . J 'U orna ae ti i: «a ni r «v r'. "curaca for i -oir-se inside the tray and adaptable to support a mycelium substrate thus forming at least one continuous substrate plane, inoculating and colonizing the mycelium substrate with a strain 25 of composite mycelium material, the substrate of - 32 mycelium being adaptable to modify the oppressive atecimíentc of the composite material sfe a layer with proforms that has a plurality of pores allows the growth of a uniform layer of composite mycelium material 5 inside the tray, the only layer being: uniform of composite mycelium material adaptable to extend through the plurality of pores resulting in a reduction of tear resistance of less than 20 N / mm inside."the perforated layer, 18 uniformly separating the perforated layer, the mycelium substrate from the mycelium composite material during a delamination process; a porous material placed above the mycelium substrate and held close to: the perforated layer; and 15 an adaptable lid for detachable attachment to the closed wall of the container; whereby the perforated layer connects between the mycelium substrate and the mycelium composite material in such a way that the force required to remove a portion of 20 the top layer of the mycelium composite material is: less than A > : d< ,< . r í *> «el m-1'·- - ' ” í v> . > te mycelium above the perforated layer.

11. The mycelium growth bed of claim 10, wherein the mycelium eustrata is altered for optimum growth of the mycelium composite material using at least one modification mechanism.

12. The mycelium growth bed of claim 10, wherein the perforated layer is selected from a group consisting of: a wire mesh strip, a woven aviary material, and a fabric.

13. A method for stimulating the growth of a uniform, gradient-free expression of a mycelium composite material on a solid-state mycelium substrate, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a mycelium growth bed having a tray, a transport platform, a perforated layer, a porous material, and a lid; b) modifying the mycelium substrate using at least one modification mechanism sufficient to produce a uniform, gradient-free expression of a mycelium composite material; c) placing the mycelium substrate on the transport platform configured to fit within the band and adaptable to support a mycelium substrate, thereby forming at least one continuous substrate plane, the substrate being inoculated and colonized with a strain of mycelium composite material; d) incorporating a perforated layer along the length of the substrate.less a continuous substrate plane; g) provide a plurality of initial growth conditions that allow a uniform layer of mycelium composite to grow and spread through a plurality of pores in the perforated layer, resulting in a reduction of tear resistance within the perforated layer; f) obtain a uniform layer of mycelium composite material within the growth bed; g) periodically manipulate the growth of the mycelium composite material to obtain the mycelium composite material with the desired characteristics; h) uniformly separate the mycelium composite material from the mycelium substrate by the perforated layer; i) allow the perforated layer to create a bounding structure for the growth of additional organic expressions of mycelium cells.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the mycelium substrate is modified for optimal growth of the mycelium composite material.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the perforated layer is selected from a group consisting of: wire mesh, a woven matrix of nylon, and a fabric.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the perforated layer has a tear resistance of less than 200 N / mm 17. The method of claim 13, wherein the plurality of initial growth conditions is adaptable for growing the mycelium composite material from the mycelium substrate.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the perforated layer uniformly separates the uniform layer of mycelium composite material from the mycelium substrate during a delamination process.

10. The method of claim 13, wherein the perforated layer prevents the mycelium composite material from permanently adhering to the mycelium substrate and damaging the substrate while separating the non-mycelium composite material from the mycelium substrate, thereby allowing the substrate to be reused to develop additional mycelial structures.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein the perforated layer is connected between the mycelium substrate and the mycelium composite material such that the force required to remove a portion of the top layer of the mycelium composite material is less than the lamination force of the mycelium composite material above the perforated layer.