Chemicals and Drugs

Collodion

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

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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Drug Class

Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Celloidin
  • Cellulose Nitrate
  • Collodion Cotton
  • Nitrocellulose
  • Pyroxylin
  • Cotton, Collodion
  • Nitrate, Cellulose

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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Indexing Annotation

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

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Tree Numbers

  1. D25.720w.099w.500w.439w
  2. J01.637.051.720w.099w.500w.439w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Collodion. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003101. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003101
  2. Collodion. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collodion
  3. Collodion. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q898735