Plumbing the secrets of tissue paper

Science Daily featured UBC mechanical engineering research that has made large strides towards perfecting tissue paper.

A team working with professors Sheldon Green and Srikanth Phani created what may be the first complete mathematical model of creping, the crinkling process that makes tissue paper soft and resilient.

The model allows manufacturers to better manipulate the different elements to produce the exact product grade they want, from standard grade toilet paper to ultra-premium bathroom rolls, Green said.