{"id":914,"date":"2015-11-11T20:59:28","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T01:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=914"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T15:05:41","slug":"unexpected-products-made-from-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/2015\/11\/unexpected-products-made-from-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"Unexpected Products Made From Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that there are more than 5,000 products made from paper and paper by-products? Today, there are so many useful things that are produced with paper and the natural wood chemicals, like cellulose, oils and resins, derived from the paper making process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These organic materials extracted from nature are called biomaterials and they&#8217;re in a lot of unexpected products we use every day.&nbsp;From food to technology, they enhance our products and help us live more sustainable lives. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-yt-player in-view undefined ncss-yt-player wp-block-ncst-video-image\">\n  <figure class=\"video-image__video\">\n    <div class=\"video-image__wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"video-image__video-container\">\n        <div class=\"ncst-yt-player-target\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q0Pan7ac1k0&amp;feature=emb_title\" class=\"video-image__overlay ncst-yt-player-trigger\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1443\" height=\"809\" \n          class=\"video-image__img wp-image-9440\" \n          alt=\"Surprising Products Made With Biomaterials - College of Natural Resources\" \n          src=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-17-at-11.48.53-AM.png\" \n          style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover;object-position:center center\"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-17-at-11.48.53-AM.png 1443w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-17-at-11.48.53-AM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-17-at-11.48.53-AM-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-17-at-11.48.53-AM-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1443px) 100vw, 1443px\" \/>\n        <span class=\"play-indicator\">\n          <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 314 384\">\n            <title>Play Video<\/title>\n            <path d=\"M0,0,314,192.51,0,384Z\" \/>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n      <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are just some of the unexpected paper-based products currently on the market:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>In Medicine<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bandages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coffins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eyeglass Frames<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hospital and surgical gowns, hats, masks and shoe covers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gauze<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sutures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>In the House<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hairspray<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chewing gum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hairbrush and comb handles<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fabric softener<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Liquid soap<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lipstick<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Luggage<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lamp shades<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pine and other household cleaners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toothpaste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Window shades<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Recreation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Board games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dollhouses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sports helmets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photographs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false,"raw":"<!-- wp:ncst\/dynamic-header {\"block\":\"ncst\/default-post-header\"} -->\n<!-- wp:ncst\/default-post-header {\"caption\":\"\",\"displayCategoryID\":0,\"showAuthor\":false,\"showDate\":false} \/-->\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/dynamic-header -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Did you know that there are more than 5,000 products made from paper and paper by-products? Today, there are so many useful things that are produced with paper and the natural wood chemicals, like cellulose, oils and resins, derived from the paper making process.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>These organic materials extracted from nature are called biomaterials and they're in a lot of unexpected products we use every day.&nbsp;From food to technology, they enhance our products and help us live more sustainable lives. <\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:ncst\/video-image {\"imageID\":9440,\"imageURL\":\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/01\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-17-at-11.48.53-AM.png\",\"imageAlt\":\"Surprising Products Made With Biomaterials - College of Natural Resources\",\"caption\":\"\",\"src\":\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q0Pan7ac1k0\\u0026amp;feature=emb_title\",\"className\":\"undefined ncss-yt-player\"} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Here are just some of the unexpected paper-based products currently on the market:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3,\"levelOptions\":[2,3,4,5,6]} -->\n<h3><b>In Medicine<\/b><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Bandages<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Coffins<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Eyeglass Frames<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Hospital and surgical gowns, hats, masks and shoe covers<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Gauze<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Sutures<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3,\"levelOptions\":[2,3,4,5,6]} -->\n<h3><b>In the House<\/b><\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Hairspray<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Chewing gum<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Hairbrush and comb handles<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Fabric softener<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Liquid soap<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Lipstick<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Luggage<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Lamp shades<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Pine and other household cleaners<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Toothpaste<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Window shades<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3,\"levelOptions\":[2,3,4,5,6]} -->\n<h3>In Recreation<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>Board games<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item -->\n\n<!-- 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