Since its invention, paper has become one of the main carriers of our cultural, scientific,
political, economic and historical information. Given the importance of this material, its …

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

This investigation into fungal growth on historical textiles, including the canvases of easel
paintings stored in museums and religious institutions (churches and cloisters) in Slovenia …

Antimicrobial textiles have attracted a great deal of interest in recent years due to their
potential for reducing the transmission of infection in medical and healthcare environments …

The currently applied disinfection methods of heritage textiles tend to destroy the objects,
thus the need arises to find novel, effective and safe approach. The aim of this study was to …

Fungal deterioration is one of the major factors that significantly contribute to mummy
cartonnage damage. Isolation and molecular identification of thirteen fungal species …

The aim of the study was to optimise operating parameters of a diode laser (810 nm), that
could be used to effectively disinfect very small, microbiologically contaminated spots on …

Microbial biofilms have developed on the surfaces and within the painted and gilded layers
of mummy cartonnage at the Saqqara museum storeroom in Giza, Egypt. SEM–EDX, XRD …

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 research aims were: to assess the microbiological contamination of historical cotton
textiles from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Oświęcim, Poland; to establish the …