Editing Nitrocellulose (section)

====Laboratory uses====
* [[Membrane technology|Membrane filters]] made of a mesh of nitrocellulose threads with various porosities are used in laboratory procedures for particle retention and cell capture in liquid or gaseous solutions and, reversely, obtaining particle-free filtrates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sartorius.com/en/products/lab-filtration-purification/membranes|title=Sartorius Membrane filters|date=143 }}</ref>
* A [[nitrocellulose slide]], nitrocellulose membrane, or nitrocellulose paper is a sticky [[artificial membrane|membrane]] used for immobilizing nucleic acids in [[southern blot]]s and [[northern blot]]s. It is also used for immobilization of proteins in [[western blot]]s and [[atomic force microscopy]]<ref>{{cite journal|first=L.|last=Kreplak|display-authors=etal|title=Atomic Force Microscopy of Mammalian Urothelial Surface|journal=Journal of Molecular Biology|volume=374|issue=2|date=2007|pages=365–373|doi=10.1016/j.jmb.2007.09.040|pmid=17936789|pmc=2096708}}</ref> for its nonspecific affinity for [[amino acids]]. Nitrocellulose is widely used as support in diagnostic tests where antigen-antibody binding occurs; e.g., [[pregnancy test]]s, [[U-albumin]] tests, and [[C-reactive protein| CRP]] tests. [[Glycine]] and [[chloride]] ions make protein transfer more efficient.
* [[Radon]] tests for alpha track etches use nitrocellulose.
* [[Adolph Noé]] developed a method of peeling [[coal ball]]s using nitrocellulose.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Adolf Carl Noe|last1=Kraus|first1=E. J.|journal=Botanical Gazette|volume=101|date=September 1939|jstor=2472034|issue=1|pages=231|doi=10.1086/334861|bibcode=1939Sci....89..379C|s2cid=84787772}}</ref>
* It is used to coat [[playing cards]] and to bind staples together in office [[stapler]]s.