Cleaning and Conservation

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1. Research

   Bleaching cotton in textile conservation: a closer look using atomic force microscopy

   Rana T. A. Salem, Karen Thompson, Mahesh Uttamlal Article:195

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2. Research

   Congregation leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen by Vincent van Gogh: a combined multi-instrumental approach to analyse the painting’s stratigraphy in support of varnish removal

   Magdalena Iwanicka, Patrizia Moretti, Kathrin Pilz, Brenda Doherty… Article:167

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3. Research article

   Green chitosan: thiourea dioxide cleaning gel for manganese stains on granite and glass substrates

   Bruno Campos, Alexandra Marco, Guilhermina Cadeco… Article:160

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4. Research article

   Understanding and optimizing Evolon^® CR for varnish removal from oil paintings

   Lambert Baij, Chun Liu, Jesse Buijs, Alba Alvarez Martin… Article:155

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5. Research

   Investigating the potential of the Nd:YAG and Er:YAG lasers for the cleaning of feathers: a pilot study

   Moira Bertasa, Capucine Korenberg Article:153

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6. Research article

   Carbon dioxide snow cleaning of paper

   Ludmila Mašková, Jiří Smolík, Petra Vávrová, Jitka Neoralová… Article:145

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7. Research article

   Evaluation of novel cleaning systems on mock-ups of unvarnished oil paint and chalk-glue ground within the Munch Aula Paintings Project

   Lena Porsmo Stoveland, Tine Frøysaker, Maartje Stols-Witlox… Article:144

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8. Research

   Key characterization efforts to support the graffiti ink removal and care of Mark Rothko’s painting ‘Black on Maroon’ 1958

   Scott T. Wills, Bronwyn A. Ormsby, Melinda H. Keefe, Robert L. Sammler Article:143

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9. Research

   Visualising varnish removal for conservation of paintings by fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM)

   Christine B. Wilda, Aviva Burnstock, Klaus Suhling… Article:127

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10. Research

    New tool for sustainable treatments: agar spray—research and practice

    Ambra Giordano, Maria Rita Caruso, Giuseppe Lazzara Article:123

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11. Research

    The use of gels in localized dechlorination treatments of metallic cultural heritage objects

    Clémence Fontaine, Stéphane Lemoine, Charlène Pelé-Meziani… Article:117

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12. Research

    Deep eutectic solvents: green solvents for the removal of degraded gelatin on cellulose nitrate cinematographic films

    Marco Valente Chavez Lozano, Giorgia Sciutto, Silvia Prati… Article:114

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13. Research

    Cleaning testing of nineteenth-century plaster surface models with thin polyacrylamide-based gel layers attached to flexible polyethylene films

    Charis Theodorakopoulos, Valentina Risdonne, Silvia Freese… Article:95

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14. Research

    The identification, approaches to cleaning and removal of a lead-rich salt crust from the surface of an 18th century oil painting

    Nikita Shah, Emilie Froment, Kate Seymour Article:80

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15. Research article

    A green approach to clean iron stains from marble surfaces

    Luigi Campanella, Francesco Cardellicchio, Emanuele Dell’Aglio… Article:79

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16. Research

    Towards a novel strategy for soot removal from water-soluble materials: the synergetic effect of hydrogels and cyclomethicone on gelatine emulsion-based photographs

    Natalia Ortega Saez, Robbe Arno, Andrea Marchetti, Sabine Cauberghs… Article:78

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17. Research

    Effects of selected solvents on PMMA after prolonged exposure: unilateral NMR and ATR-FTIR investigations

    Stefani Kavda, Stavroula Golfomitsou, Emma Richardson Article:63

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18. Editorial

    Cleaning and conservation: recent successes and challenges

    Bronwyn Ormsby, Angelica Bartoletti, Klaas Jan van den Berg… Article:10

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