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Mushroom papers<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Is it possible that paper can be made out of mushrooms?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cell walls of fungi are made of a biological polymer called chitin, which is similar to cellulose\u2014the key ingredient in plant-based paper. The use of cellulose fibers from plant material for making paper was first developed in China in the 1st century C.E. Before the invention of paper, important information was written on various other materials such as clay tablets, metal tablets, papyrus, and animal skins. The art of fiber paper spread from China to Japan in the 6th century and eventually to Europe in the 10th century. By the 19th, century paper production was fully mechanized with papers and books becoming widely available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n