Cellophane
Celofán
- Date
- 1908–1912 · confidence high
- Place
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Credited to
- Jacques Brandenberger (1908 patent; factory at Bezons, France, 1912); DuPont (waterproof version, 1927)
- People
- 👤 Jacques E. Brandenberger1872–1954
- Field
- Matter & energy
What it is
Transparent sheet of regenerated cellulose. It created the transparent wrapper and, with it, self-service selling.
What it led to
- Visible packaging and the supermarket
- Adhesive tape (Scotch, 1930)
- Dialysis membranes