Editing Nitrocellulose (section)

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*In 1846, nitrated cellulose was found to be soluble in [[diethyl ether|ether]] and [[ethanol|alcohol]].  The solution was named [[collodion]] and was soon used as a dressing for wounds.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Schönbein |first=C. F. |date=1849 |title=On ether glue or ''liquor constringens''; and its uses in surgery |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ORZAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA289 |journal=The Lancet |volume=1 |issue=1333 |pages=289–290 |doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(02)66777-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Maynard |first=John Parker |date=1848 |title=Discovery and application of the new liquid adhesive plaster |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tNI9AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA178 |journal=The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal |volume=38 |issue=9 |pages=178–183 |doi=10.1056/nejm184803290380903}}</ref>

*In 1851, [[Frederick Scott Archer]] invented the wet [[collodion process]] as a replacement for [[albumen]] in early [[photography|photographic]] emulsions, binding light-sensitive [[silver halide]]s to a glass plate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/history/collodio.htm |first=R. |last=Leggat |website=A History of Photography |title=The Collodion Process}}</ref>
*[[Magic (illusion)|Magicians]]' flash paper are sheets of paper consisting of pure nitrocellulose, which burn almost instantly with a bright flash, leaving no ash or smoke.
* As a medium for cryptographic [[one-time pad]]s, they make the disposal of the pad complete, secure, and efficient.
* Nitrocellulose lacquer is spin-coated onto aluminium or glass discs, then a groove is cut with a lathe, to make one-off phonograph records, used as masters for pressing or for play in dance clubs. They are referred to as [[acetate disc]]s.
* Depending on the manufacturing process, nitrocellulose is [[Esterification|esterified]] to varying degrees. [[Table tennis]] balls, [[guitar]] picks, and some photographic films have fairly low esterification levels and burn comparatively slowly with some charred residue.
[[File:40mm table tennis ball Celluloid.jpg|thumb|[[Table tennis]] ball, prepared from nitrocellulose (Celluloid)]]