Tissue paper

Tissue paper

Description

Any thin, semi-translucent paper. Tissue paper is lightweight and weighs less than 25 grams per square meter. Tissue papers are made any type of paper pulp into a variety of forms from soft or glazed and buffered or unbuffered. Soft unglazed tissue papers are used for household supplies in the kitchen and bathroom. Other tissue papers are glazed to form thin sheets that are used for packaging and wrapping. High quality tissue papers, such as Japanese tissues, are used as protective sheets for interleaving prints and separating textile layers. Buffered and acid-free tissue papers are used in archival storage.

Tissue paper

Synonyms and Related Terms

buffered tissue; acid-free tissue; papier de soie (Fr.); papier mousseline (Fr.)

Other Properties

Weighs less than 25 g/m2

Sources Checked for Data in Record

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