[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the durability and performance of polyoxometalate-ionic liquid coatings on calcareous stones: Preventing biocolonisation in outdoor environments

S Eyssautier-Chuine, I Franco-Castillo, A Misra… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rock-based materials exposed to outdoor environments are naturally colonised by an array
of microorganisms, which can cause dissolution and fracturing of the natural stone …

Antibiofouling activity of 1-hexadecyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride against Amphora sp. BARC 104, a fouling diatom isolated from back waters of Kalpakkam

M Veerabadhran, GKK Reddy, F Vincent… - International …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hexadecyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (C16MimCl), an alkylimidazolium ionic liquid (IL)
with a long alkyl side chain (-hexadecyl group) is attractive for antimicrobial applications …

[HTML][HTML] Biodeterioration potential of algae on building materials-Model study

M Komar, P Nowicka-Krawczyk, T Ruman… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although biodeterioration of building materials is a well-recognized problem, unlike
heterotrophic organisms the influence of aerophytic algae has been so far attributed only to …

Mycobiome Diversity of the Cave Church of Sts. Peter and Paul in Serbia—Risk Assessment Implication for the Conservation of Rare Cavern Habitat Housing a …

M Ljaljević Grbić, I Dimkić, Ž Savković, M Stupar… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
The mycobiome of the cave Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, housing the peculiar fresco
painting of “The Bald-headed Jesus”, was analyzed via culture-dependent and-independent …

High variability of microbial diversity from lampenflora of two bas-reliefs in the Pommery Champagne cellar

S Eyssautier-Chuine, L Besaury, N Richet… - International …, 2024 - Elsevier
Pommery Champagne cellar has the originality to be in the underground of Reims city (NE-
France) and has got monumental bas-reliefs carved in chalk walls. Bas-reliefs were …

Polyoxometalate-Ionic Liquids for Mitigating the Effects of Iron Gall Ink Corrosion on Cellulosic Supports

M Nunes, P García-Orduña, E Atrián-Blasco… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Iron gall ink (IGI), renowned for its indelibility, was the most important writing ink in the
Western world from the 15th to the late 19th century. However, it is now known that IGIs …

Acid-and base-resistant antimicrobial hydrogels based on polyoxometalates and chitosan

C McWilliams, I Franco-Castillo, AS Ascaso… - RSC …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Invasive fungal infections kill more than 1.7 million and affect over a billion people each
year; however, their devastating impact on human health is not widely appreciated and …

Using polyoxometalates as multifunctional coatings, scaffolds and supramolecular self-assembly tools

SG Mitchell - 2021 - digital.csic.es
Polyoxometalates (POMs) are a diverse class of nanoscale molecular metal oxides,
characterised by a wide and versatile range of physicochemical properties that can be tuned …