Collodion vs Nitrocellulose - What's the difference?
collodion | nitrocellulose |
A syrupy solution of pyroxylin in alcohol and ether that evaporates on a surface to form a clear elastic film; used in surgical dressings, photographic plates and lacquer paints.
*1993 , (Rikki Ducornet), The Jade Cabinet , Dalkey Archive Press, p. 14:
*:The mysterious odour of collodion permeates these memories.
(organic compound) A cotton-like material, made from cellulose by the action of nitric and sulphuric acids, used in the manufacture of explosives, collodion etc.