Fiber-optics enable direct optical spectroscopy (from the infared to the ultraviolet; in
absorption, emission and plasmonic resonance) to be performed at inaccessible sites, over …

A totally non-invasive procedure has been developed for differentiation of natural and
synthetic ultramarine blue pigments on the basis of collection of UV-visible spectra in diffuse …

Natural organic substances are involved in many aspects of the cultural heritage field. Their
presence in different forms (raw, heated, mixed), with various conservation states …

We report the development of an indirect ELISA procedure for specific identification of
chicken-egg yolk and animal glues in painting micro-samples. The results presented …

The non‐invasive identification of paint materials used in works of art is essential, both for
preserving and restoring them, and also for understanding and verifying the history …

The main advantage of a multi-technique non-invasive artwork investigations relies on the
use of different spectroscopic techniques that give rise to complementary information …

We report a pyrolysis GC–MS method capable of analysing Indigenous Australian and
European binders typically used in the manufacture of culturally important painted works …

The stratigraphical characterization of polychrome samples may be considerably limited by
sample preparation procedure both in terms of embedding material and surface polishing …

This study aims to evaluate the relevance of portable Raman and portable mid-Fourier
transform infrared (FTIR) reflectance instruments in monitoring the synthetic treatments …

MidIR fibre optic reflectance (MidIR-FORS) is a promising analytical technique in the field of
science conservation, especially because it is non-destructive. Another advantage of MidIR …