Over the last two decades, the biotechnologies applied to Cultural heritage (CH) have
become a successful novel alternative to the traditional approaches in the CH conservation …

Microbial activity has an important impact on the maintenance of cultural heritage materials,
owing to the key role of microorganisms in many deterioration processes. In order to …

Microorganisms have been considered as causative agents of biodeterioration in multiple
artworks. In this paper, we argue that microorganisms can be positively used for the cleaning …

The use of the advanced biotechnology of microbiological systems for the biological
cleaning of Cultural Heritage (CH) has been recently improved and optimized taking into …

The 14th-century fresco Stories of the Holy Fathers (size 6.10× 15.65 m), at Camposanto
Monumentale in Pisa, Italy, was painted by Buonamico Buffalmacco. The building housing it …

As a result of the research described in this article a safe, bio-based procedure has been
established to treat hard-to-remove coherent deposits composed of gypsum, weddellite …

Some microorganisms can be used as bioremediation agents, in biocleaning treatments, to
remove undesired sulphates, nitrates and organic matter from cultural heritage surfaces …

Our cultural heritage consists of manifold cultural expressions and represents a defining
feature of our societies that needs to be further inherited to future generations. Even though …

Featured Application This work has developed an innovative and optimized in situ high
dimension bio-desalination application protocol that has been applied for the bio …

The aim of this study was to explore the use of biotechnologies in the restoration of wall
paintings and stuccos which often show a great complexity regarding constitutive materials …