Nanotechnologies in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage A compendium of materials and techniques /

• Main Authors: Baglioni, Piero (Author), Chelazzi, David (Author), Giorgi, Rodorico (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Cultural heritage.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Archaeology.; Nanotechnology.; Materials > Surfaces.; Thin films.; Materials Science.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.; Cultural Heritage.

This book presents novel applications of nanotechnology for the preservation of artistic and historical artifacts. It explains the scientific principles behind numerous nanomaterials and discusses their applications to different types of common movable and fixed artistic substrates. It starts with a...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• About the Authors
• Innovative Nanomaterials: Principles, Availability and Scopes
• Consolidation of Wall Paintings and Stones
• Cleaning of Wall Paintings and Stones
• Cleaning of Easel Paintings
• Deacidification of Paper, Canvas and Wood.