All historical textile materials, due to their chemical composition (cellulose, protein), under
conditions of high humidity are potentially exposed to microbial degradation. Numerous …

The biodeterioration of organic and inorganic materials, as well as polymers, is a complex of
alteration processes induced by the growing and metabolic activity of organisms. It can be …

The purpose of this research was to investigate whether silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)
misting could be an effective disinfection and protection method for cotton fabric. The study …

The aims of this work were to:(i) microscopically analyse the pre-and post-Columbian
archaeological textiles using Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy Dispersive X-Ray …

This chapter summarizes current knowledge of the biodeterioration of textiles in museums.
We follow the practice of preservation and conservation of museum textiles. Biological …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen associated with a broad spectrum of
infections in humans. However, the pathogenicity of environmental P. aeruginosa strains …

La conformación de equipos interdisciplinarios para el acondicionamiento de colecciones
arqueológicas de museos suele contemplar la participación de arqueólogos, museólogos y …

Recientes tareas de acondicionamiento en las colecciones arqueológicas en
almacenamiento del Museo de La Plata (MLP), Argentina, mostraron que un porcentaje …

This paper explores the deterioration aspects were found due to suffering from several
degradation factors during the previous museum exhibition for an archaeological Silk piece …

El Depósito 25 del Museo de La Plata (Buenos Aires, Argentina) es la reserva arqueológica
más grande de la institución fundada a fines del siglo XIX pero históricamente careció de …