Multifunctional supramolecular polymer networks as next-generation consolidants for archaeological wood conservation

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 111, Issue 50, 2014, Pages 17743-17748

  Walsh, Zarah ^a   Janeček, Emma Rose ^a   Hodgkinson, James T ^a   Sedlmair, Julia ^b,c,d   Koutsioubas, Alexandros ^e   Spring, David R ^a   Welch, Martin ^a   Hirschmugl, Carol J ^d,f   Toprakcioglu, Chris ^g   Nitschke, Jonathan R ^a   Jones, Mark ^h   Scherman, Oren A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^h HM Naval Base   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Mary Rose; Supramolecular polymer; Waterlogged archaeological wood

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL; CHELATE; CHITOSAN; FERRIC ION; IRON; OXALIC ACID; POLYMER; SIDEROPHORE; SULFUR; SULFURIC ACID;

ARCHEOLOGY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVALENT BOND; CROSS LINKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PRESERVATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY; WOOD; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 84918550386     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1406037111     Document Type: Article

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