tom van mele

Dr. tom van mele


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Academic Career Length

21Years (2006-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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14 April 2022 in Biomimetics
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SBSelina Bitting
Selina Bitting
TDTiziano Derme
Tiziano Derme
JLJuney Lee
Juney Lee
TMtom van mele
tom van mele
BDBenjamin Dillenburger
Benjamin Dillenburger
PBPhilippe Block
Philippe Block
In an increasing effort to address the environmental challenges caused by the currently linear economic paradigm of “produce, use, and discard”, the construction industry has been shifting towards a more circular model. A circular economy requires closing of the loops, where the end-of-life of a building is considered more carefully, and waste is used as a resource. In comparison to traditional building materials such as timber, steel and concrete, mycelium-based materials are renewable alternatives that use organic agricultural and industrial waste as a key ingredient for production, and do not rely on mass extraction or exploitation of valuable finite or non-finite resources. Mycelium-based materials have shown their potential as a more circular and economically competitive alternative to conventional synthetic materials in numerous industries ranging from packaging, electronic prototyping, furniture, fashion to architecture. However, application of mycelium-based materials in the construction industry has been limited to small-scale prototypes and architectural installations due to low mechanical properties, lack of standardisation in production methods and material characterisation. This paper aims to review the current state of the art in research and applications of mycelium-based materials across disciplines, with a particular focus on digital methods of fabrication, production, and design. The information gathered from this review will be synthesised to identify key challenges in scaling up applications of mycelium-based materials as load-bearing structural elements in architecture and suggest opportunities and directions for future research.

1 June 2021 in Structures
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MPMariana Popescu
Mariana Popescu
MRMatthias Rippmann
Matthias Rippmann
ALAndrew Liew
Andrew Liew
LRLex Reiter
Lex Reiter
RFRobert J. Flatt
Robert J. Flatt
PBPhilippe Block
Philippe Block

1 June 2018 in Structures
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MPM. Popescu
M. Popescu
LRL. Reiter
L. Reiter
ALA. Liew
A. Liew
TMtom van mele
tom van mele
RFRobert Flatt
Robert Flatt
PBP. Block
P. Block

1 June 2015 in Computer-Aided Design
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MAMasoud Akbarzadeh
Masoud Akbarzadeh
TMtom van mele
tom van mele
PBPhilippe Block
Philippe Block

1 April 2017 in Engineering Structures
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ALA. Liew
A. Liew
DLDavid López López
David López López
TMtom van mele
tom van mele
PBP. Block
P. Block

1 June 2018 in Materials Today Communications
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MRM. Rippmann
M. Rippmann
ALA. Liew
A. Liew
TMtom van mele
tom van mele
PBP. Block
P. Block