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Carbohydrates > Polysaccharides > Glucans > Cellulose > Collodion
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Glucans > Cellulose > Collodion
... > Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Glucans > Cellulose > Collodion
... > Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Glucans > Cellulose > Collodion

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Collodion  

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  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Celloidin
  • Collodion Cotton
  • Cotton, Collodion
  • Nitrocellulose

Note

  • do not index here for the dermatologic condition collodion membrane or collodion baby: consider ICHTHYOSIFORM ERYTHRODERMA, CONGENITAL

Scope note

  • A nitrocellulose solution in ether and alcohol. Collodion has a wide range of uses in industry including applications in the manufacture of photographic film, in fibers, in lacquers, and in engraving and lithography. In medicine it is used as a drug solvent and a wound sealant.

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