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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2020
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Eleftheria Roumeli, Pasadena, CA (US);
Luca Bonanomi, Pasadena, CA (US);
Chiara Daraio, Pasadena, CA (US);
Rodinde Hendrickx, Pasadena, CA (US);
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
Biocomposites and related fabrication methods and systems are described, the biocomposites comprising compacted plants and/or algae cells having a water content of less than 15 wt %, and a minimized pore presence and/or dimensions, in which the compacted cells are in a lamellar stacked configuration with a plurality of lamellae arranged one above the other, each lamella independently having a thickness of 20 nm to 5 μm and comprising a semi-crystalline structure formed by biopolymers of cell walls of the compacted plant and/or algae cells.