Under CopyrightSenz, AndreasAndreasSenzRieger, MaximilianMaximilianRiegerSydow, SteffenSteffenSydow2023-10-202023-10-202023-10https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/451988https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-202710.24406/publica-2027Even for lightweight applications, there is a strong urge towards using bio-based materials, although the properties that can be achieved to date mostly prevent their use in the sense of high-performance materials. Additional barriers are caused by incompletely automated production processes and infrastructures for bio-based materials. The Fraunhofer Institutes for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology (IGCV), for Wood Research (WKI) and for Building Physics (IBP) are therefore investigating the use of mycelium as a sandwich material for fiber-reinforced composite profiles produced by using the continuous pultrusion process. The focus is on whether a mycelium material represents a competitive and sustainable alternative to wood- and oil-based sandwich cores in order to contribute to a sustainable added value with high relevance for multiple industries.enpultrusionsandwich constructionlightweight constructionmyceliumDDC::600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften::620 Ingenieurwissenschaften::620 Ingenieurwissenschaften und zugeordnete TätigkeitenDDC::500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::570 Biowissenschaften; Biologie::579 Mikroorganismen, Pilze, Algenjournal article