ABSTRACT
Sustainability has become crucial in today’s chaotic society. Less trash production, recycling, etc. may all contribute to sustainability, and additive manufacturing (AM) is a great substitute for these activities. AM is a technology that fabricates models layer by layer with great precision. It has the potential to revolutionise the way that products are designed, manufactured, and distributed and has a wide range of applications in various industries, including healthcare, aerospace, and automotive. Recent years have seen a rise in the use of bio-based materials in industrial design and construction. Due to their low weight, compostability, and regeneration properties, fungi-based materials, particularly mycelium and hemp-based composites, are gaining interest among researchers. By using hemp and mycelium, we can produce a variety of products that are lightweight, strong, durable, and thermally resistant. By combining hemp and mycelium, we can make excellent insulation. They can also be used to make biodegradable and non-toxic packaging, which can be a great alternative to and replacement for plastic. Mycelium leather can also be a better alternative to animal leather. It can also be used to make footwear and lampshades. We introduce the idea of making bedsheets, clothes, aprons, curtains, etc. with hemp, which is a thermally resistant material and thus can be useful in preventing big damages caused by fire. AM can be used to make all these products with great precision and with little to no waste produced in the manufacturing process. The little waste produced from this can be further used as highly nutritive fertilisers for crops.
