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Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026

Filed:

Oct. 21, 2024
Applicants:

Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);

Inventors:

Tian Li, West Lafayette, IN (US);

Xiwei Shan, West Lafayette, IN (US);

Eva Haviarova, West Lafayette, IN (US);

Gemma Reguera, East Lansing, MI (US);

Gregory Bonito, East Lansing, MI (US);

Jinxing Li, East Lansing, MI (US);

Assignees:

Purdue Research Foundation, West Lafayette, IN (US);

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B27K 3/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B27K 3/34 (2013.01); B27K 2240/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for enhancing wood may include sterilizing the wood. The wood may be inoculated with a fungi to establish a mycelial scaffold within the wood. The mycelia scaffold may be infiltrated with bacteria. Then the bacteria may be incubated so that voids in the wood are filled with biopolymer and biominerals generated by the bacteria.


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