Investigations on pre-treatment prior to freeze-drying of archaeological pine wood with abnormal shrinkage anisotropy

Journal of Archaeological Science

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1709-1715

  Babiński, Leszek ^a  

^a Archaeological Museum in Biskupin   (Poland)

Author keywords

Archaeological pine wood; Dimensional stabilisation; Freeze drying; Polyethylene glycol (PEG); Shrinkage

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE; ARCHAEOLOGY; FREEZE DRYING; HYGROSCOPICITY; POLYMER; SHRINKAGE; STABILIZATION; WOOD;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 79956070568     PISSN: 03054403     EISSN: 10959238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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