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Notice catalographique « Plastination as a consolidation technique for archaeological bone, waterlogged leather and waterlogged wood »

Titre
Plastination as a consolidation technique for archaeological bone, waterlogged leather and waterlogged wood
Auteur ou éditeur
  • Baltazar, Vera de la Cruz
  • Queen's University (Kingston, Ont.)
Lieu de publication
Kingston, Ont.
Maison d'édition
Queen's University
Date de publication
1996
Collation
176 p.
Résumé
This thesis reports the results of a preliminary study of plastination as consolidation technique for three different materials: archaeological bone, waterlogged leather and watedogged wood. Plastination is a technique that was originally designed for the preservation of anatomical specimens and that uses a silicone polymer as the impregnation agent. Several variations of the plastination technique were evaluated and, in the case of the waterlogged materials, compared with the effect of air drying and vacuum freeze drying. The treatments were ranked by measuring the changes that plastinadon produced in the weight, dimensions, colour, hardness, indentadon resistance and flexibility (in the case of leather) of the specimens. The study included an assessment of the changes in colour, flexibility and indentation resistance of the plastinated specimens when exposed to high levels of light. A chemical analysis of the silicone polymer used as consolidant was also included.
Notes
Research Report (M.A.) -- Queen's University, 1996
Langue
English = Anglais
Sujet
  • Archaeology - Methodology
  • Wood - Preservation
  • Leather - Conservation and restoration
  • Bone - Conservation and restoration
  • Archéologie - Méthodologie
  • Os - Conservation et restauration
  • Cuir - Conservation et restauration
  • Bois - Conservation
Pays
Canada
Type de document
Monograph = Monographie
Localisation
CC 79.4 B45
Clé
11955
Collection
Catalogue
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