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The dark side of fungal competition and resource capture in wood: Zone line spalting from science to application [PDF]
Materials & Design, 2021 On wood surfaces and in planar section, zones lines appear as narrow and sharply delineated dark lines within wood visibly altered (“spalted”) by the decay process. In intact wood, zone lines define an irregular volume of decaying wood. They are primarily aggregations of melanised hyphae that enclose wood being decayed by a single genetic individual of
Morris, Hugh +5 more
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The influence of moisture content variation on fungal pigment formation in spalted wood [PDF]
AMB Express, 2012 Eight fungal species known to produce wood pigmentation were tested for reaction to various moisture contents in two hardwood species. Fungal pigmentation by Trametes versicolor and Xylaria polymorpha was stimulated at low water concentrations in both Acer saccharum (sugar maple) and Fagus grandifolia (American beech), while Inonotus hispidus and ...
Tudor, Daniela +2 more
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Utilizing Extracted Fungal Pigments for Wood Spalting: A Comparison of Induced Fungal Pigmentation to Fungal Dyeing [PDF]
Journal of Coatings, Volume 2014, Issue 1, 2014., 2014 The lengthy time periods required by current spalting methods prohibit the economically viable commercialization of spalted wood on a large scale. This work aimed to compare the effects of induced spalting in 16 Pacific Northwest woods using three common spalting fungi, Chlorociboria aeruginosa, Scytalidium cuboideum, and Scytalidium ganodermophthorum,
Sara C. Robinson +6 more
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Understanding the Role of Controlled Environments for Producing Mycelium‐bound Composites: Advancing Circular Practices for Integrating Biotechnology into the Construction Industry [PDF]
Global Challenges, Volume 8, Issue 7, July 2024.This perspective article examines the role of controlled environments (CEns) in producing mycelium‐bound composites (MBCs). It offers a novel perspective on how the design and characterization of CEns can facilitate the integration of these materials within the construction sector.
Tiziano Derme +2 more
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A Method for Digital Color Analysis of Spalted Wood Using Scion Image Software [PDF]
Materials, 2009 Color analysis of spalted wood surfaces requires a non-subjective, repeatable method for determining percent of pigmentation on the wood surface. Previously published methods used human visual perception with a square grid overlay to determine the percent of surface pigmentation.
Sara C. Robinson +2 more
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Stimulating Production of Pigment-Type Secondary Metabolites from Soft Rotting Wood Decay Fungi (“Spalting” Fungi) [PDF]
Materials, 2019 A small group of soft rotting wood decay fungi produce extracellular pigments as secondary metabolites in response to stress and as a means of resource capture. These fungi are collectively known as "spalting fungi" and have been used in wood art for centuries.
R C, Van Court, Seri C, Robinson
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The Development Potential of Spalted Wood Artifacts in China—An Analysis
ColorantsSpalted wood is a natural material characterized by distinctive colors and patterns from wood decay fungi as they digest their substrate and leave behind colored secretions. As an art form, spalted wood was used heavily in western Europe from the 1400s–1600s; however, its use in other parts of the world remains deeply understudied, even in cultures ...
Chen Li, Seri C. Robinson
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Encyclopedia, 2022 Wood decayed and colored by fungi, colloquially known as ‘spalted wood’, has been a source of art and folklore across numerous cultures. From intarsia and marquetry in Italy and Germany to woodturning in the U.S.
Seri C. Robinson
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Zoologica Scripta, Volume 51, Issue 4, Page 381-400, July 2022., 2022 Abstract The lower incisor enamel microstructure of the fossil rodent family Eomyidae was believed to be three‐layered and highly derived but rather uniform throughout the clade. Here, we describe a new four‐layered schmelzmuster in Eomyidae consisting of a three‐fold portio interna with longitudinal oriented, uniserial Hunter‐Schreger bands and a one ...
Daniela C. Kalthoff +4 more
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Exploratory Sampling of Spalting Fungi in the Southern Peruvian Amazon Forest
Challenges, 2020 Most of the research related to Peruvian Amazon fungi is focused on edible mushrooms and pathogens. Other important fungi, such as the spalting type (decay fungi that pigment wood internally), are not broadly studied, as most of them do not produce ...
Sarath M. Vega Gutierrez +4 more
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