Architecting the
Bio-Digital Convergence
MycelioTronics is developing living mycelium substrates that bring semiconductor-grade patterning to biologically grown, carbon-neutral platforms — a new class of hardware for sustainable sensing and adaptive electronics.
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What Makes MycelioTronics Different
The Living Substrate
We replace rigid fiberglass and epoxy laminates with grown Ganoderma lucidum mycelium — a carbon-neutral, fully compostable platform that forms into shape rather than being machined from synthetic stock.
Neuromorphic Logic
Research in fungal ethology shows that living mycelial networks exhibit adaptive growth, spatial sensing, and short-term memory-like behavior. Our nano-etched interfaces aim to couple conventional electronics with these network dynamics, exploring organic “mushristor” elements for low-power, adaptive computation rather than forcing synthetic materials to imitate biology.
Autonomous Self-Healing
Mycelial networks can re-route and regrow around physical damage. By preserving viable tissue under controlled conditions, we investigate limited self-repair of conductive pathways and structural continuity — a property unavailable to conventional FR-4 and most rigid bioelectronics platforms.
The Substrate Revolution
Conventional FR-4 vs. MycelioTronics
| Feature | Conventional FR-4 | MycelioTronics |
|---|---|---|
| Substrate Material | Synthetic fiberglass / epoxy | Ganoderma lucidum mycelium |
| Structural Logic | Rigid, non-organic dielectric | Biological morphogenesis; 0.5 mm PE grids |
| Environmental Impact | Persistent e-waste | Carbon-neutral; fully compostable |
| Manufacturing Loads | Energy-intensive; helium cooling | Lower thermal budget; no helium dependency target |
Technology
Nano-Etching & Patterning
A subtractive, direct-write process designed to integrate conductive pathways onto living substrates while preserving biological viability.
01. Substrate Engineering
Leveraging the natural surface morphology of Reishi mycelium with 0.5 mm polyethylene separation grids to create stable, manufacturable panels.
02. PVD Metallization & Nano-Etching
Copper or gold films applied via physical vapor deposition adhere to the biological scaffold. Feature sizes target the 1–10 µm regime.
Preserving viability: Conventional semiconductor processes rely on high temperatures and aggressive chemistries incompatible with living tissue. Our approach uses ultrashort-pulse (femtosecond) laser ablation to define conductive pathways while minimizing the heat-affected zone, aiming to keep underlying mycelium functionally intact for adaptive and sensing applications.
03. Laser Ablation
Ultrashort-pulse lasers define conductive pathways with minimal thermal transfer to the surrounding biological matrix.
Future Applications
Decentralized Edge Sensors
Sensors That Respond
Fungal hyphae exhibit high sensitivity to environmental cues — surface topography, humidity, chemical gradients — and adjust growth patterns accordingly. By integrating nano-etched circuits with these reactive networks, we are exploring decentralized edge sensors that do more than passively sample data: they can modulate their own structure and electrical response in ways conventional silicon platforms cannot.
Strategic Positioning
Funding & Institutional Alignment
Federal Research Initiatives
MycelioTronics is preparing applications for National Science Foundation programs focused on advanced materials, sustainable manufacturing, and bioelectronics. Our work sits at the intersection of living systems and semiconductor packaging — areas of growing priority for next-generation computing and sensing architectures.
Private & Consortium Support
We are engaging foundations, industry partners, and venture collaborators who see the long-term value of living substrates. These relationships accelerate the path from laboratory characterization to functional prototypes and packaging-level integration.
The Consortium
Expert Collaborative Network
The consortium operates as a parallel feedback loop across fungal materials science, PVD metallization, and biomass characterization — synchronizing progress in real time across experimental domains.
Dr. Sergio Caparedo
Leads baseline biomass characterization and organic substrate optimization, ensuring the biological foundation meets the dimensional and reliability requirements of semiconductor-adjacent manufacturing.
Josh Hihath
Drives integration of biological substrates with electronic systems, focusing on interface design between living materials and functional circuitry.
Sagnik Basuray
Oversees development of nano-etching protocols and physical vapor deposition processes, balancing patterning precision with preservation of mycelial viability.
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A shared channel for consortium members to exchange updates on fungal logic experiments, PVD runs, and biomass characterization.
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