Multilayer biocomposite vegan leather materials derived from vegetable-tanned fungal biomass cultivated on food waste

In this study, the researchers used the filamentous fungus Rhizopus delemar cultivated on bread waste, which produces multilayer fungal biocomposites as a promising vegan alternative leather

Despite being considered a premium material, leather poses both environmental and ethical issues. Thus, sustainable alternatives such as vegan leather…

Full text: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-98361-w

Author

E. R. Kanishka B. Wijayarathna, Sofie E. Svensson, Taner Sar & Akram Zamani

Source

nature, 2025-05-02.

Supplier

University of Borås

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