| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Biological Materials Science
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| Presentation Title |
The Mitic System: A Morphological Analysis of Fungal Hyphae |
| Author(s) |
James Gallagher, Jessica N Redmond, Alex J Bradshaw, Bryn T. M. Dentinger, Steven E Naleway |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
James Gallagher |
| Abstract Scope |
Little is known about the mechanical properties of fungal hyphae found within Polyporales, a group with some of the hardest mushrooms found on the planet and including important tree pathogens and medicinal mushrooms. Hyphae are thread-like structures that make up the bodies of filamentous fungi, such as mushrooms, but the incredible variation among these hyphae hass yet to be fully explored. Hyphae can be classified into generative, skeletal, and binding types, and combinations of them as mono-, di-, or trimitic hyphal systems. This study measures the morphological and mechanical aspects of all three hyphal types. The generative hyphae have been found to develop differently between the three mitic types, as seen in quantities such as hyphal diameter, cell wall thickness, and material volume, but the material composition of the generative hyphae appears to be the same. This research will lay a foundation for a better understanding of hyphae's diverse nature. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Biomaterials, Characterization, Other |