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Collodion, the viscous solution of cellulose nitrate in ether-alcohol, is the prototype of “synthetic” film-forming materials and as such is the parent of artificial membranes, likewise of photographic film.
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Böddeker, K.W. (2018). What Membranes are About. In: Liquid Separations with Membranes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97451-4_7
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