Wet Today

Water competes with the fiber-to-fiber hydrogen bonds, causing them to break and making the paper soft and fragile.

When paper gets wet, its physical and optical properties change significantly due to the behavior of its cellulose fibers, which are normally held together by hydrogen bonds. reducing light scattering.

Wet paper becomes translucent or see-through because water fills the air gaps between fibers, reducing light scattering. reducing light scattering.