New Materials and Procedures for the Preservation-Restoration of Ancient Artifacts
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2025 | Viewed by 2589
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cultural heritage; environmental protection; forensic science; materials science and engineering; scientific investigation
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Interests: nanomaterials; conservation/preservation/restoration of artifacts; analytical investigations
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on highlighting the latest contributions in the field of materials and procedures for the preservation and restoration of cultural heritage artifacts.
A wide range of applications will be considered, including cleaning, consolidation, repagination, structural and polychrome reintegration, museum protection and displaying, and air conditioning.
These applications will be related to new materials and technologies compatible with traditional ecological and economical techniques. The basis of their development will be modern aspects of materials science and engineering within the conservation science of cultural heritage artifacts.
The materials studied can be from the nano-scale to the macro-scale, including alloys, ceramics, composites, natural and synthetic polymers, etc.
For this Special Issue of Applied Sciences, we welcome the submission of a variety of reviews and articles in the above fields, from theoretical approaches (modeling or simulation) to advanced insights into materials and procedures.
Prof. Dr. Ion Sandu
Prof. Dr. Rodica Mariana Ion
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- historical artefacts
- archaeometry
- archeology
- architectural monuments
- conservation state
- degradation
- deterioration
- preservation
- restauration
- scientific investigation
- compatibility
- feasibility
- authentication
- patrimonial evaluation
- valorization
- museums
- nanomaterials
- cleaning
- consolidation
- coatings
- protective layers/protective films
- binders
- pigments
- alloys
- ceramics
- stone
- glass
- wood
- composites materials
- easel paintings
- wall paintings
- statues
- mosaics
- stained glass
- textiles
- skin
- parchment
- paper (cellulosic support)
- natural and synthetic polymers, concrete
- mortar
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