The conservation of the immense archival heritage of a country like Italy presents scholars
with the enormous challenge of finding techniques and procedures that enable rapid and …

In this study, the employment of the X-ray irradiation as bioremediation method to treat
parchment has been deeply investigated. In particular, the effect of the irradiation doses on …

The dose dependent effect of gamma irradiation on collagen in vegetable tanned leather
was studied by the MHT method. Examination of the irradiated samples at 3 months after the …

The research aim was to optimize the operating parameters of a diode laser irradiation for
the effective disinfection of degraded collagenous materials. Historical leather shoes stored …

The importance of preserving heritage objects for future generations is extremely high and
thus improved methodologies for wood based heritage artefacts conservation-restoration …

The historical artefacts of parchment are prone to degradation if the storage conditions are
improper due to the collagen structure having a limited stability under physical, chemical …

Leather heritage and art bindery require special performances regarding physical, chemical,
mechanical, organoleptic and esthetics characteristics but also a good stability over a long …

This paper presents a review on the functionalization methods of leather materials using
gamma radiation. There are few studies regarding the effects of gamma irradiation on …