US Patent Issued to MycoWorks on March 25 for "Penetration and adhesion of finishes for fungal materials through solubilization, emulsion, or dispersion in water-soluble materials and the use of surfactants" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,704, issued on March 25, was assigned to MycoWorks Inc. (Emeryville, Calif.).

"Penetration and adhesion of finishes for fungal materials through solubilization, emulsion, or dispersion in water-soluble materials and the use of surfactants" was invented by Matt Scullin (San Francisco), Nicholas Wenner (Sebastopol, Calif.), Jordan Chase (Oakland, Calif.), Quinn Miller (Berkeley, Calif.) and Philip Ross (San Francisco).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An abrasion resistant finish for a fungal material, the finishing comprising an optimum quantity biodegradable polylactic acid plastic (PLA) dispersed in water to produce a PLA mixture. When...