Gel Materials for Heritage Conservation
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2024 | Viewed by 640
Special Issue Editors
Interests: analytical chemistry; gel material; chemistry of the environment and cultural heritage
Interests: polymer hydrogels; organogels; soft matter; cultural heritage conservation; laser confocal microscopy; fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The conservation and preservation of cultural heritage is of the utmost importance to safeguarding humanity’s rich history and promoting cultural continuity. Gel materials have emerged as valuable tools in heritage conservation owing to their unique properties, facilitating controlled cleaning, consolidation, and the protection of various types of historic artifacts. Hydrogels, for instance, exhibit excellent solvent retention abilities and are effective in cleaning fragile surfaces. Organogels, on the other hand, provide enhanced penetration abilities, making them suitable for consolidating porous materials.
Furthermore, the selection of appropriate gel materials depends on factors such as the type of artifact, desired cleaning mechanism, and compatibility with the substrate. Gel materials have revolutionized the field of heritage conservation, offering efficient and safe methods of preserving and restoring cultural artifacts.
This Special Issue, entitled “Gel Materials for Heritage Conservation”, aims comprehensively discuss the various applications of different types of gels for the cleaning, protection, and consolidation of works of art (from murals to canvas paintings, metal objects, and paper artworks, comprising both classic and modern/contemporary art).
We expect that key actors in the field will contribute to this discussion according to their areas of expertise, covering different types of gels such as hydrogels, organogels, emulgels, aerogels and gel-like materials.
Dr. Emiliano Carretti
Dr. Rosangela Mastrangelo
Dr. Damiano Bandelli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- advanced gel materials
- hydrogels
- organogels
- eco-sustainable materials
- gel analytical chemistry
- cultural heritage preservation
- cleaning, consolidation, and protection
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