{
  "id": 16959033,
  "title": "Liquid-state surface fermentation as a platform for pure mycelium materials production",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/liquid-state-surface-fermentation-as-a-platform-for-pure-mycelium",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-28T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.26.761940v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Liquid-state surface fermentation (LSSF) is emerging as an alternative to submerged and solid-state fermentation for producing pure mycelium materials (PMM), yet a systematic framework linking culture geometry, substrate consumption, inoculum preparation and material properties is lacking. Here, we characterised LSSF with Trametes versicolor across culture volumes and inoculation strategies. The…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}