Heat and moisture promoted deterioration of raw silk estimated by amino acid analysis

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 408-411

  Zhang, Xiaomei ^a   Berghe, Ina Vanden ^b   Wyeth, Paul ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage KIK IRPA   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acid analysis; Artificial ageing; Fibroin deterioration; Raw silk; Sericin gum

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255149489     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Garside P., Wyeth P. Textiles. Conservation Science: Heritage Materials 2006, 56-91. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge. E. May, M. Jones (Eds.).
2. Qian X.P. Weaving and dyeing of silk 2005, Elephant press, Zhengzhou, p. 106.
3. Chinese Center for Textile Identification, Conservation Textile Identification and Conservation 2002, Cultural Relics Press, Beijing, p. 51.
4. Peng H. Textile and apparel of Chu dynasty (in Chinese) 1996, Hubei Education Press, Wuhan, p. 32.
5. Vanden Berghe I., Wouters J. Identification and condition evaluation of deteriorated protein fibres at the sub-microgram level by calibrated amino acid analysis. Scientific Analysis of Ancient and Historic Textiles: Informing Preservation, Display and Interpretation 2005, Archetype Publications, London, p. 151-158.
6. Becker M.A., Willman P., Tuross N.C. First Ladies gowns: a biochemical study of silk preservation. JAIC 1995, 34:141.
7. Zhang Y.H., Huang Y., Zhang X.M. Observation on the aging of silk with different sericin by ESEM. Journal of Chinese Electron Microscopy Society 2008, 27:235.
8. Zhang X.M., Wyeth P. Using FTIR spectroscopy to detect sericin on historic silk. Science China Chemistry (Science in China Series B: Chemistry) 2010, 53:626.
9. X.M. Zhang, P. Wyeth, Performance measurement of sericin-coated silks during aging, Science China Chemistry (Science in China Series B: Chemistry). in press.
10. Naomi Luxford, Reducing the Risk of Open Display: Optimising the Preventive Conservation of Historic Silks, PhD thesis, University of Southampton, 2010.
11. Hermes A.C., Davies R.J., Greiff S., Kutzke H., Lahlil S., Wyeth P., Riekel C. Characterizing the decay of ancient Chinese silk fabrics by microbeam synchrotron radiation diffraction. Biomacromolecules 2006, 7(3):777-783.
12. Chen D.J. Silk chemistry 1995, China textile and apparel press, Beijing, p. 11.
13. Sarovart S., et al. The use of sericin as an antioxidant and antimicrobial for polluted air treatment. Rev Adv Mater Sci 2003, 5:193.
14. Tsujimoto K., et al. Cryoprotective Effect of the Serine-Rich Repetitive Sequence in Silk Protein Sericin. J. Biochem 2001, 129:979.