Other Uses
- Collodion is widely used to glue electrodes to the head for electroencephalography.
- Non-flexible collodion is used in theatrical makeup for various effects, such as simulating old-age wrinkles or scars. When applied to the skin, it shrinks as the solvent (usually ether or alcohol) evaporates, causing wrinkles and is used to simulate old age, or scars.
- Collodion is used in the cleaning of optics such as telescope mirrors. The collodion is applied to the surface of the optic, usually in two or more layers. Sometimes a piece of thin cloth is applied between the layers, to hold the collodion together for easy removal. After the collodion dries and forms a solid sheet covering the optic, it is carefully peeled away taking contamination with it.
- Collodion is a pure type of pyroxylin used to embed specimens which will be examined under a microscope.
- While in Paris René Dagron became familiar with the collodion wet plate and collodion-albumen dry plate processes which he would later adapt to his microfilm and Stanhope production techniques.
- Collodion was used by Alfred Nobel in his development of blasting gelatin, a more powerful, flexible, and water resistant variation on his highly successful product, Dynamite.
- Some types of nail polish also contain collodion.
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