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Paper is a thin sheet of matted cellulose fibers. Largely derived from lignocellulose, paper is created from a pulp dissolved into a slurry that is drained and dried into sheets. Different types of paper are defined by constituent fiber, paper pulp, sizing, coating, paper size, paper density and grammage.

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Paper is a material named after papyrus. It is characterized by hygroscopy, flammability, and permeability. The substance is made from wood fiber, dye, and bleach using the fabrication method of papermaking. It has uses as a substrate, mulch, building material, and art medium. Paper differs from parchment and electronic paper.

The history of paper dates to 141 BCE. It has a thickness of 0.1 and a tensile modulus of elasticity of 4. The material is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Gujin Tushu Jicheng, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, and Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. It is classified under International Classification for Standards 85.060 and has the MCN code 4707.10.00. The recycling code for paper is 22.

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Key facts

Textile.name: Paper
Textile.image: File:Various products made from paper.JPG
Textile.image_size: 280px
Textile.alt: A photo of various products made from paper.
Textile.caption: Paper products: book, toilet paper, ruled paper, carton, egg carton
Textile.material: Cellulose, often lignocellulose
Textile.introduced: 105 CE, China

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Research

1,896,004 papers

Origami Paper-Based Electrochemical (Bio)Sensors: State of the Art and Perspective.ReviewBiosensors · 2021Colozza N, Caratelli V, Moscone D et al.DOI: 10.3390/bios11090328
Paper-Based Cell Cryopreservation.Advanced biosystems · 2020Alnemari R, Sukumar P, Deliorman M et al.DOI: 10.1002/adbi.201900203
Pencil-paper on-skin electronics.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020Xu Y, Zhao G, Zhu L et al.DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2008422117
Sustainable Sensing with Paper Microfluidics: Applications in Health, Environment, and Food Safety.ReviewBiosensors · 2024Kumar S, Kaushal JB, Lee HPDOI: 10.3390/bios14060300
Paper surfaces functionalized by nanoparticles.ReviewAdvances in colloid and interface science · 2011Ngo YH, Li D, Simon GP et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2011.01.004
Towards electronic paper displays made from microbial cellulose.ReviewApplied microbiology and biotechnology · 2005Shah J, Brown RM JrDOI: 10.1007/s00253-004-1756-6
"Research paper mills": A factory outlet for dubious research.Indian journal of medical ethics · 2024Nagarkar SDOI: 10.20529/IJME.2024.025
Is it time for a paper mill blacklist?Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Teixeira da Silva JADOI: 10.1007/s00210-025-03801-z

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: material
Named after: papyrus
Material used: bleach
Image: Scattered white paper (Unsplash).jpg

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Commons category: Paper
topic's main category: Category:Paper
Commons gallery: Paper
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
MCN code: 4707.10.00
history of topic: history of paper
fabrication method: papermaking
described at URL: sdcvietnam.com/danh-muc/thung-carton
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
recycling code: 22
time of discovery or invention: 0141-00-00
thickness: 0.00495
tensile modulus of elasticity: 4
topic has template: Template:Paper
hashtag: Papier
International Classification for Standards: 85.060
P13411: December 14
P13311: Belgium
discoverer or inventor: Cai Lun

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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Precursors
Invention and development
Papermaking
Pulp
Chemical pulping
Mechanical pulping
Recycling and de-inked pulp
Producing paper
Paper grain
Sizing and finishing
Applications
Types, thickness, and weight
Types of paper
Environmental impact
Current production and use
See also
Citations
General references
Further reading
External links

The papermaking process developed in East Asia at least as early as 105 CE by the Han court eunuch Cai Lun, although archaeological evidence exists of 2nd century BCE paper-like material in China. Before the industrialization of paper production, the most common paper was rag paper, made from discarded natural fiber textiles collected by ragpickers. The 1843 invention of wood pulp, coupled with the Second Industrial Revolution, made pulpwood paper the dominant variety to this day.

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