This article summarises the history of cinnabar, from its first uses in burials to modern oils on
canvas. After a brief introduction on mercury and contamination issues, the article gets to the …

This review is to be considered part of the development of the MEMORI dosimeter, to
evaluate the impact of climate (relative humidity, temperature, illumination, etc., including …

Paleontology, archeology, and art history provide crucial information for the understanding
of human evolution throughout ages and its habits. Past animal and plant species are also …

The paper presents a study of proteins found in artistic and archaeological objects based on
analytical pyrolysis. Proteins (mainly egg yolk and/or egg white, casein, animal glue and …

Ahead of display, a non‐original layer was observed on the surface of a fragment of a wall
painting by Ambrogio Lorenzetti (active 1319, died 1348/9). FTIR analysis suggested …

This paper presents an analytical investigation of paint reconstructions prepared with
linseed oil that have undergone typical 19th century treatments in preparation for painting …

Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), after appropriate wet chemical sample
pre-treatments or pyrolysis, is one of the most commonly adopted analytical techniques in …

The molecular characterization of organic materials in samples from artworks and historical
objects traditionally entailed qualitative and quantitative analyses by HPLC and GC. Today …

Both conservation and intervention methods must be compatible with each other and
appropriate for the original building materials. Therefore, the characterization of historic …

Current efforts to develop novel vaccine nanotechnologies to increase cytotoxic T
lymphocytes have met the challenges of the limited efficacy of antigen cross-presentation …