METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A STIFF ENGINEERED COMPOSITE

The method of making a compressed biocomposite body includes compressing a mass of biocomposite material comprised of discrete particles and a network of interconnected glucan-containing mycelia cells in the presence of heat and moisture into a compressed body having a density in excess of 18 pcf. Compression may take place batch wise in a press or continuously in a path of narrowing cross-section defined by a series of heated rollers. 27 Fig， I Step Fungallnculun + Pa ts + utrets Water Step 2 Mix substrate corponerts and inoculum vohnetrically or gravimetrically Step 3 Place growth media inamolded enllosure， a flat enclosurc， or series ofcenclosures.