Coatings to be used for cultural heritage protection face peculiar challenges. In the last few
decades, several projects addressed the issue of new treatments in the field of copper alloy …

Cultural heritage materials, ranging from archaeological objects and sites to fine arts
collections, are often characterized through their life cycle. In this review, the fundamentals …

Strong near‐surface electromagnetic field formed by collective oscillation of electrons on Cu
nanostructure a shows a strong dependence on geometry, offering a promising approach to …

Bronze surfaces were modified by methyl, carboxyl and amino terminated phosphonic acids
films to assess the impact of the terminal group and the film thickness on the corrosion …

The reproduction of archaeological corrosion patinas is a key issue for the reliable validation
of conservation materials before their use on cultural objects. In this study, bronze disks …

Chloride ions play an important role in the corrosion of bronze through their active reactivity
to copper alloys. The corrosion behavior of bronze alloys in NaCl solution was investigated …

Copper trihydroxychlorides, which are known as “bronze disease”, are dangerous corrosion
products that compromise the stability and conservation of bronze sculptures. Here, we …

This article conducted a study on ancient bronze coins unearthed in Huxian, Shaanxi,
China. It was found that the coins corroded along the eutectoid phase, and there was an …

When bronze or artificially patinated bronze is exposed to an outdoor environment that
contains aggressive ions such as sulphates, nitrates, and carbonates, the surface of the …

Abstract A 3-mercapto-propyl-trimethoxysilane coating (PropS-SH) applied on Cu-Si-Mn
bronze, patinated by “liver of sulphur”, was investigated as a non-toxic alternative to …