Cultural Heritage is a crucial socioeconomic resource; yet, recurring degradation processes
endanger its preservation. Serendipitous approaches in restoration practice need to be …

Siderophores are secondary metabolites produced by different organisms in order to
scavenge iron from their surrounding environment making this essential element available …

Paper cultural relics, with the great historic and artistic value, experience aging and
degradation during their long-term preservation. The degradation of paper involves various …

The restoration of weathered cultural relics with suitable materials has been a highly
challenging worldwide. Within this context, nano Ca (OH) 2, the so-called nanolime, has …

The main challenge in controlling the microbiological contamination of historical paper is
finding an adequate method that includes the use of cost-effective, harmless, and non-toxic …

Gaseous acetic acid is formed under conditions of storage of historic paper objects. Its
presence not only promotes hydrolytic cleavage of cellulose, but also causes acetylation of …

Deacidification and surface self-cleaning are of great significance for the long-term
preservation of historic literature. Herein, a superhydrophobic self-cleaning coating, derived …

This study focuses on the efficacy of silver nitrate (AgNO3) as a coating agent used to
preserve papers against microbial deterioration. To this end, the in vitro cytotoxicity of …

Deacidification refers to chemical treatments meant to slow down the acid hydrolysis and
embrittlement of books and paper documents that had been printed on acidic paper. From …

Enhancing the interfacial dispersion and suspension stability is crucial for magnesium
hydroxide (Mg (OH) 2) nanomaterials in the long-term deacidification of paper-based …