“…Bamboo is a natural polymer material and a rich natural resource in the Asia-Pacific region (Sharma et al, 2015a). As it has the advantages of fast growth, high yield, and excellent mechanical properties, bamboo has been widely used in the production of bamboo-based composites, for example, laminated bamboo board, bamboo plywood, bamboo particleboard, and bamboo scrimber (Verma and Chariar, 2012;Yu et al, 2017a;Zhang et al, 2019). In addition, due to its characteristic appearance, bamboo has been used as a decorative material for buildings (Hu et al, 2012).…”