RT Journal Article
T1 What Fate for Plastics in Artworks? An Overview of Their Identification and Degradative Behaviour
A1 Lazzari, Massimo
A1 Reggio, Daniela
K1 Polymer oxidation
K1 Durability
K1 Polymer ageing
K1 Contemporary art
K1 Cultural heritage
K1 Plasticisers
K1 FTIR spectroscopy
K1 Py-GC/MS
K1 NMR spectroscopy
K1 Handheld techniques
AB This review is conceived as a guide for material science researchers and conservators aiming to face the problem of deterioration of contemporary artworks entirely or partially made of plastics. It initially illustrates the analytical approaches for identifying polymeric material components in 3D art objects, such as sculptures and installations, and provides a perspective of their limits and advantages. Subsequently, the methodologies used for studying the deterioration of contemporary art plastics are reviewed, emphasising the main effects of the different types of degradation (i.e., migration of additives, oxidation and hydrolysis) and suggesting the appropriate techniques for their detection. Finally, the application of artificial ageing tests is critically assessed. All the concepts are elaborated through case studies and examples
PB MDPI
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/24777
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/24777
LA eng
NO Polymers 2021, 13(6), 883; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13060883
NO This work was funded by the European Union H2020 project Nanorestart (646063) and the Xunta de Galicia (Centro singular de investigación de Galicia accreditation 2019-2022 ED431G 2019/03, Consolidación e estructuración ED431B 2018/16, and the European Regional Development Fund—ERDF)
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026