INTRODUCTION
 METHODS AND MATERIAL
  Materials
  Liquefaction of the sugi bark
  Preparation of PUF from liquefied bark
  Mechanical and water absorption test of PUF
  Cultivation of mushroom on PUF
  FT-IR and DSC analyses
 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
  Characterization of PUF prepared from LB
  Cultivation of Cordyceps and Isaria species on the PUF
  Bio-degradability of PUF prepared from LB
 ACKNOWLEDGMENT
 REFERENCES

• Shoji Ohga(Department of Forest and Forest Products Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 811-2415, Japan)
• Tatsuya Ashitani( Department of Forest and Forest Products Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 811-2415, Japan) | Tatsuya Ashitani