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.
Sara Robinson, Chen Li
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Determining the Presence of Spalted Wood in Spanish Marquetry Woodworks of the 1500s through the 1800s [PDF]
Coatings, 2017 The process of using fungal-colored wood (spalted wood) for marquetry and intarsia woodworks in Italy and Germany was very popular from the 1400–1600s, with some instances continuing as late as the 1800s. While spalted marquetry in these countries is relatively well documented, less is known about its use in other parts of Europe.
Patricia T Vega Gutierrez +2 more
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The dark side of fungal competition and resource capture in wood: Zone line spalting from science to application [PDF]
Materials and 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.
Kevin T Smith +2 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 ...
Daniela Tudor +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 Robinson, Sara C Robinson
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Extracellular Yellow Pigments Produced by Chaetomium globosum H-1 Isolated from Spalted Wood: Fermentation Regulation, Multidimensional Characterization, and Sustainable Wool Dyeing [PDF]
MicroorganismsMicrobial extracellular pigments are renewable colorants for sustainable textile dyeing. A yellow-pigment-producing fungal strain, H-1, isolated from spalted wood, was identified as Chaetomium globosum and evaluated for pigment production ...
Boxi Chen, Mengqi Wu, Jianping Sun
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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]
Glob ChallThis 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.
Derme T, Schwarze FWMR, Dillenburger B.
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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.
Sara Robinson
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Wood Colorization through Pressure Treating: The Potential of Extracted Colorants from Spalting Fungi as a Replacement for Woodworkers' Aniline Dyes. [PDF]
Materials (Basel), 2014 The extracellular colorants produced by Chlorociboria aeruginosa, Scytalidium cuboideum, and Scytalidium ganodermophthorum, three commonly utilized spalting fungi, were tested against a standard woodworker’s aniline dye to determine if the fungal colorants could be utilized in an effort to find a naturally occurring replacement for the synthetic dye ...
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