Dokument-ID Dokumenttyp Autoren/innen Persönliche Herausgeber/innen Haupttitel Abstract Auflage Verlagsort Verlag Herausgeber (Institution) Erscheinungsjahr Titel des übergeordneten Werkes Jahrgang/Band ISBN Veranstaltung Veranstaltungsort Beginndatum der Veranstaltung Enddatum der Veranstaltung Ausgabe/Heft Erste Seite Letzte Seite URN DOI Lizenz Datum der Freischaltung OPUS4-27956 Beitrag zu einem Tagungsband Kotsifaki, D.G.; Zekou, L.; Pentzien, Simone; Krüger, Jörg; Serafetinides, A.A. Saunders, D.; Strlic, M.; Korenberg, C.; Luxford, N.; Birkhölzer, K. Cleaning of artificially soiled papers by infrared and mid-infrared lasers One of the most important materials presenting and witnessing human culture is paper. The cleaning of paper is often necessary because contamination must be removed so that the fragile organic substrate can be preserved. The conventional cleaning methods are mechanical or involve the application of chemicals. These methods can damage drawings or print layers to some extent or make the original paper substrate brittle. More specifically, the use of a scalpel blade can cause damage to fibers. Chemical cleaning is difficult to perform locally, can dissolve foreign matter that then migrates into the paper substrate, or involves volatile organic compounds that can be harmful to the conservator. There is, therefore, a need for new conservation technologies aimed at the safe cleaning of paper. Lasers have proved to be an appropriate tool for cleaning as the energy dose and penetration depth at the specific point of contamination can be controlled. Additionally, if used properly, laser cleaning is not destructive to the paper. Archetype publications Ltd. 2013 LACONA IX - Lasers in the conservation of artworks (Proceedings) 978-1-904982-87-6 LACONA IX - Lasers in the conservation of artworks London, UK 07.09.2011 10.09.2011 219 221 2016-02-20