Binary mixtures of ethylene containing copolymers and low molecular weight resins: A new approach towards specifically tuned art conservation products

摘要

Painted face artworks often require adhesives during their conservation treatment. Damage or ageing processes that result in cracking, powdering, lifting or similar phenomena can occur, at the interface between two paint layers or between a paint layer and the support. Adhesives need to be applied without compromising the original appearance of the object. Those products can either be formulated to provide structural strength at the interface or be applied more diluted, so that they can penetrate into a weakened porous material to improve cohesive bulk properties strength. In the latter case the adhesive is typically referred to as a consolidant.