Commentary
Nature Materials 6, 320 - 322 (2007)
doi:10.1038/nmat1895
Laser conservation of art
Austin Nevin1,2, Paraskevi Pouli1, Savas Georgiou1 & Costas Fotakis1,3
- Institute for Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (IESL-FORTH), PO Box 1385, Heraklion, 71110, Greece
- Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 0RN, London, UK
- Department of Physics, University of Crete, PO Box 2208, Haraklion 71003, Greece. e-mail: austin@iesl.forth.gr; e-mail: fotakis@iesl.forth.gr
Abstract
Focusing a laser on the dirt covering a precious work of art may seem like a dangerous thing to do, but this unexpected technique has found a variety of cleaning applications. Analogies from other fields of materials science can provide guidance for its use, and model experiments ensure it doesn't all end in disaster.
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