Research on Wood and Lignocellulosic-Based Materials for Cultural Heritage
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 November 2024 | Viewed by 568
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
From archaeobotanical remains, to structure inside buildings or boats, material for carved works or support for painting, wood is the most represented organic material in archaeological, historic, and artistic objects. Being a perishable material, its preservation is often challenging and requests more and more deep characterization studies and experimentation on new materials and technologies.
With this Special Issue, we would like to collect papers on innovative studies concerning wood for cultural heritage, comprising the following:
- Characterization of the material;
- Dating;
- Analysis of wood degradation in different environments;
- Impact of climate changes on wooden artifacts preservation;
- Use of innovative techniques, numerical model, digital twin, diagnostic instruments, or processes for characterization of wood and of wood/artifact degradation and pertaining prevention;
- Application of new chemical compounds or products for the conservation and preservation of wooden cultural heritage.
Dr. Federica Antonelli
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- wooden cultural heritage
- wood degradation
- conservation and preservation of wooden artefacts
- technological innovation in wood study
- new products for wood preservation
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