The revenge of time: fungal deterioration of cultural heritage with particular reference to books, paper and parchment

K Sterflinger, F Pinzari - Environmental Microbiology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Hyphomycetous fungi–so called 'mould'–are the most important agents of biodeterioration in
museums, museums' storage rooms, in libraries, collections and restoration studios. Fungi …

Overview of fungal isolates on heritage collections of photographic materials and their biological potency

J Kosel, P Ropret - Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2021 - Elsevier
Despite controlled relative humidity in archives and private collections, fungi are a
widespread cause of biodeterioration of cinematographic films and historic photographs …

Antifungal versus antibacterial defence of insect wings

EP Ivanova, DP Linklater, A Aburto-Medina, P Le… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hypothesis: The ability exhibited by insect wings to resist microbial infestation is a unique
feature developed over 400 million years of evolution in response to lifestyle and …

Determination of indoor air quality in archives and biodeterioration of the documentary heritage

S Borrego, P Lavin, I Perdomo… - International …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Documentary heritage is permanently subject to suffering from physical, chemical, and/or
biological alterations. Biological deterioration by microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) …

Essential oils of plants as biocides against microorganisms isolated from Cuban and Argentine documentary heritage

S Borrego, O Valdés, I Vivar, P Lavin… - International …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Natural products obtained from plants with biocidal activity represent an alternative and
useful source in the control of biodeterioration of documentary heritage, without negative …

Analysis of the sensitivity of microorganisms contaminating museums and archives to silver nanoparticles

B Gutarowska, J Skora, K Zduniak… - International …, 2012 - Elsevier
The results of microbial contamination analysis of air and surfaces in six different museums
and archives in Poland are presented. It was shown that the level of microbial contamination …

Poultices as biofilms of titanium dioxide nanoparticles/carboxymethyl cellulose/Phytagel for cleaning of infected cotton paper by Aspergillus sydowii and Nevskia …

MMA Mansour, MZM Salem - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
In this study, TiO2 nanoparticle (TiO2NP)-coated film was produced to protect manuscripts
against microorganisms using ecofriendly benign materials. As a result, a simple method …

Oxalate biofilm formation in mural paintings due to microorganisms–A comprehensive study

T Rosado, M Gil, J Mirão, A Candeias… - International …, 2013 - Elsevier
Oxalate film formation is a pathology that often occurs in mural paintings and may result from
the concomitant action of microorganisms and environmental conditions. Low Choir of the …

Disinfection of archival documents using thyme essential oil, silver nanoparticles misting and low temperature plasma

K Pietrzak, A Otlewska, D Danielewicz, K Dybka… - Journal of Cultural …, 2017 - Elsevier
The research aim was to determine the effectiveness of disinfection methods: thyme
essential oil microatmosphere (TEO), silver nanoparticles misting (AgNPs), and low …

Microbial communities affecting albumen photography heritage: a methodological survey

A Puškárová, M Bučková, B Habalová, L Kraková… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
This study is one of the few investigations which analyze albumen prints, perhaps the most
important photographic heritage of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The chemical …