Scientific Research

Coordinator: Cecily M. Grzywacz

Assistant Coordinators: Ilaria Bonaduce, Christoph Herm, Bronwyn Ormsby, Matija Strlič

A color target for lighting and camera evaluation

R.S. Berns | M.I. Haddock

The effect of excimer laser irradiation on selected pigments used in the 19th century

R. Bordalo | P.J. Morais | C.R.T. Young | L.F. Santos | R.M. Almeida

Caracterización de la goma arábiga y estudio de los cambios inducidos por envejecimiento artificial

M.E. Castillo-Valdivia | A. López-Montes | J.L. Vílchez | T. Espejo | R. Blanc

Study of the mechanism of formation of calcium soaps in an early 20th-century easel painting with correlative 2D and 3D microscopy

E.S.B. Ferreira | J.J. Boon | M. Stampanoni | F. Marone

Advanced spectral imaging for interdisciplinary cultural heritage preservation

F.G. France | M.B. Toth | E.F. Hansen

On-site categorisation and condition assessment of silks in textile collections

P. Garside | S. Howard | K. Loubser | P. Wyeth | X. Zhang

Revisión crítica de algunos materiales poliméricos utilizados en contacto con los bienes del patrimonio cultural

M. Gómez | M. San Andrés | R. Chércoles | J.M. de la Roja | S. Santos | P. García | J. Sánchez | E. García | L. Ceballos | P. Borrego | I. Argerich | I. Herráez | M.D. Fuster

Monitoring and modelling the storage environment at The National Archives, United Kingdom

S.H. Hong | M. Strlič | I. Ridley | K. Ntanos | N. Bell | M. Cassar

Can dispersed and migrated arsenic from degraded pigments in paintings be a marker for water-linked transport processes?

K. Keune | J.J. Boon

Protein identification in artworks by peptide mass fingerprinting

D.P. Kirby | N. Khandekar | J. Arslanoglu | K. Sutherland

Strain monitoring of tapestries: results of a three-year research project

F. Lennard | D. Eastop | J. Dulieu-Barton | A. Chambers | D. Khennouf | C.-C. Ye | H. Williams

Development of portable microfading spectrometers for measurement of light sensitivity of materials

H. Liang | R. Lange | A. Lucian | P. Hyndes | J.H. Townsend | S. Hackney

Journeys of our ancestors: interdisciplinary research and its influence on conservation methodologies for the assessment of archaeological artifacts

C.R. O’Grady | N. Odegaard | E.C. Adams

Investigation of the loss of colour in smalt on degradation in paintings using multiple spectroscopic analytical techniques

L. Robinet | M. Spring | S. Pagès Camagna

A fracture mechanics approach for analysing failing multilayered decorative coatings on wood and for evaluating suitable consolidants

N.C. Schellmann | A.C. Taylor

Evolved gas analysis as a tool for characterizing plastics

M.R. Schilling | T. Learner

Surface micro-roughness, cleaning, and perception

W. Wei

New synergies for research in conservation/restoration: the European Charisma initiative

B.G. Brunetti

Chemical and physical characterisation of degraded Baltic amber and applied conservation materials

L.M. Di Stefano | Y. Shashoua

The Users’ Group for Mass Spectrometry and Chromatography: sharing expertise and data for the improved analysis of cultural artefacts

E.S.B. Ferreira | C. Maines | C. Higgitt | K. Sutherland | K.J. van den Berg

Investigations and diagnosis on archaeological metal artifacts using LIBS technique for in-situ campaigns

M. Simileanu | R. Radvan