Analysing the structure and glass transition behaviour of silks for archaeology and conservation
Silk is an iconic material in many cultures. Silk archaeology and conservation is affected by silk production technology as well as subsequent environmental effects such as humidity, temperature, UV radiation and ageing. The complex interactions and various effects on silk materials affect the pract...
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| author | Wang, J Guan, J Hawkins, N Vollrath, F |
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| description | Silk is an iconic material in many cultures. Silk archaeology and conservation is affected by silk production technology as well as subsequent environmental effects such as humidity, temperature, UV radiation and ageing. The complex interactions and various effects on silk materials affect the practical use of silk, for example, in the conservation of ancient manuscripts. This study examines the various influences of silk provenance and processing, adhesive coatings and chemical treatments as well as natural and artificial ageing of the silk material. We use infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis to investigate the glass transition behaviours in a range of archaeological and control silk samples. This allows us to establish structural differences in century-old museum silks and predict the effects of silk ageing and degradation. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:5f872996-84d9-421a-ad0b-6591df7483892022-03-26T17:47:33ZAnalysing the structure and glass transition behaviour of silks for archaeology and conservationJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:5f872996-84d9-421a-ad0b-6591df748389EnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordRoyal Society, The2018Wang, JGuan, JHawkins, NVollrath, FSilk is an iconic material in many cultures. Silk archaeology and conservation is affected by silk production technology as well as subsequent environmental effects such as humidity, temperature, UV radiation and ageing. The complex interactions and various effects on silk materials affect the practical use of silk, for example, in the conservation of ancient manuscripts. This study examines the various influences of silk provenance and processing, adhesive coatings and chemical treatments as well as natural and artificial ageing of the silk material. We use infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis to investigate the glass transition behaviours in a range of archaeological and control silk samples. This allows us to establish structural differences in century-old museum silks and predict the effects of silk ageing and degradation. |
| spellingShingle | Wang, J Guan, J Hawkins, N Vollrath, F Analysing the structure and glass transition behaviour of silks for archaeology and conservation |
| title | Analysing the structure and glass transition behaviour of silks for archaeology and conservation |
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