Wood is a natural material that presents a great variation in its structural and aesthetic
properties. To extend the service life of wood and its products many treatments have been …

Determination of contact angles on surfaces of wood is an important part of investigations in
the field of wood science and technology. Some examples of the significance of wood …

Wood of black pine and poplar species were subjected to thermal modification under variant
conditions, while subsequently, a number of the thermally-modified black pine specimens …

The so-called lotus effect has inspired the production of highly hydrophobic wood surfaces
based on a two-step process consisting of growing nanofilms on the wood substrate …

This paper presents the water vapour sorption behaviour of degraded archaeological oak
(Quercus robur L.) and the influence of methyltrimethoxysilane treatment on hygroscopicity …

The goal of the study was to characterise chemical interactions between waterlogged
archaeological wood and organosilicon compounds applied for its conservation to shed …

Waterlogged wood conservation focuses primarily on its dimensional stabilisation to prevent
irreversible deformations that occur upon drying. It also aims to solve the concerns regarding …

Cultural heritage objects made of wood can be preserved under waterlogged conditions for
many years, where decay is slowed down and the wood structure is more or less completely …

Poplar wood (Populus euramericana cv.“I-214”) has been impregnated by pulse dipping at
0.7–0.8 MPa for 30 min with a mixture of methylolurea and sodium silicate, and the sol …

Archaeological waterlogged elm wood was treated with methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) and
(3-mercaptopropyl) trimethoxysilane (MPTES), respectively, and anti-shrink efficiency and …