Abstract
Plasma treatment represents a non-destructive method applicable in decontamination and etching of cultural heritage
objects. In this work high frequency plasma was applied on cellulose- and protein-based reference materials (cotton, paper,
silk, wool and leather) similar in composition with those of historical materials. FT-IR (ATR) spectroscopy, ESCA (XPS)
measurements, elemental analyses, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) have been used to study
plasma treatment effect on the materials, both in bulk and at surface level.
Keywords
Plasma treatment, Materials, Restoration-conservation.
Citation
M. TOTOLIN, D. MACOCINSCHI, G. E. IOANID, D. FILIP, A. IOANID, Materials supports for cultural heritage objects treated in cold plasma, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 1, 12, December 2007, pp.722-728 (2007).
Submitted at: Oct. 24, 2007
Accepted at: Nov. 27, 2007