Living mycelium composites discern weights via patterns of electrical activity  

作　　者：Andrew Adamatzky Antoni Gandia 

机构地区：[1]Unconventional Computing Laboratory,University of the West of England,Bristol,UK [2]Institute for Plant Molecular and Cell Biology,CSIC-UPV,Valencia,Spain

出　　处：《Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts》2022年第1期26-32,共7页生物质资源与工程（英文）

基　　金：the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme FET OPEN“Challenging Current Thinking”(Grant Agreement No.858132);The authors would like to acknowledge the collaboration of Mogu S.r.l.providing the living materials used in the experiments.

摘　　要：Fungal construction materials-substrates colonised by mycelium-are getting increased recog-nition as viable ecologically friendly alternatives to conventional building materials.A function-ality of the constructions made from fungal materials would be enriched if blocks with living mycelium,known for their ability to respond to chemical,optical and tactile stimuli,were in-serted.We investigated how large blocks of substrates colonised with mycelium of Ganoderma resinaceum responded to stimulation with heavy weights.We analysed details of the electrical re-sponses to the stimulation with weights and show that ON and OFF stimuli can be discriminated by the living mycelium composites and that a habituation to the stimulation occurs.Novelty of the results cast in the reporting on changes in electrical spiking activity of mycelium bound composites in response to a heavy loads.

关 键 词：FUNGI Unconventional materials Electrical activity BIONICS 

分 类 号：TB34[一般工业技术—材料科学与工程]