Editing Cellophane (section)

==Material properties==
When placed between two [[Plane polarized light|plane polarizing]] filters, cellophane produces prismatic colours, due to its [[birefringent]] properties. This effect is often used to create stained glass-like effects in kinetic and interactive artworks.  

While cellophane is biodegradable, carbon disulfide—used in most cellophane production—is highly toxic. Viscose factories vary widely in the amount of [[Rayon#Carbon disulfide toxicity|CS<sub>2</sub> they expose their workers to]], and most give no information about their quantitative safety limits or how well they keep to them.<ref name=Blanc/><ref name="scientificamerican.com">{{cite journal|url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=bamboo-boom|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319015204/http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=bamboo-boom|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 March 2011|title=Bamboo Boom: Is This Material for You?|author=Michelle Nijhuis|journal=Scientific American|date=June 2009 |doi=10.1038/scientificamericanearth0609-60 |doi-broken-date=1 November 2024 }}</ref>