The role of analytical chemists in the research on the cultural heritage

Castro, M. D. Luque de; Jurado-López, A.

doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2019.07.001

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“…XRF [83][84][85][86][87] can be carried out with handheld instruments, laboratory spectrometers or large facilities. In XRF applied to CH, many applications now exploit macro-XRF (MA-XRF) scanners to provide both elemental imaging and point analyses and we will limit our discussion to them, being the most advanced and best-performing instruments, preferred because they allow for a better understanding of sample composition and structure [88].…”

Section: X-ray Detectors-conventional Xrfmentioning

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Detectors and Cultural Heritage: The INFN-CHNet Experience

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Detectors are a key feature of the contemporary scientific approach to cultural heritage (CH), both for diagnostics and conservation. INFN-CHNet is the network of the Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics that develops and applies new instrumentation for the study of CH. This process results in both optimized traditional state-of-the-art and highly innovative detection setups for spectrometric techniques. Examples of the former are X-rays, gamma-rays, visible-light and particles spectrometers tailored for CH applications, with optimized performances, reliability, weight, transportability, cost, absorbed power, and complementarity with other techniques. Regarding the latter, examples are ARDESIA, the array of detectors at the DAΦNE-Light facility, the MAXRS detection setup at the Riken-RAL muon beamline and the imaging facilities at the LENA Laboratory. Paths for next-generation instruments have been suggested, as in the case of the X-ray Superconductive Detectors and X-ray Microcalorimeter Spectrometers, allowing astonishing improvement in energy resolution. Many issues in CH can now be addressed thanks to scientific techniques exploiting the existing detectors, while many others are still to be addressed and require the development of new approaches and detectors.

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Detectors and Cultural Heritage: The INFN-CHNet Experience

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“…Our companion ASU review on advances in the analysis of metals, chemicals and functional materials 5 provides additional information on cultural heritage applications. The role of analytical chemists in cultural heritage research was highlighted 78 in an interesting review. Analytical techniques valuable for research on pigments, dyes, binders and coatings and the dating and cleaning of artworks included XRF spectrometry.…”

Section: Cultural Heritage Applicationsmentioning

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2020 atomic spectrometry update – a review of advances in X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and its special applications

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“…Meanwhile, it is difficult to product the textiles with bright, brilliant and enduring colours using minerals such as inorganic salts or oxides. Therefore, the identification of dyeing plant is a critical connection between archaeology authentication and conservate restoration, 5 which provides sufficient theoretical information for reconstruction of cultural relics and rational choice of conservation treatments. Although the hurdles of numerous plant species, multicomponent of biological dyes, some analogous compounds in certain insect species, low concentrations in textiles and possible degradation products are still challenging analysis and characterization methodologies, 6 developing a practical, sensitive and reliable analysis method attracts increasing attention.…”

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A precise self‐built secondary mass database for identifying red dyes and dyeing techniques with UPLC‐MS/MS

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Dyes on ancient silks have been a worth studying field through human's history, although current reports ignore the connection between natural dyes origin and relevant colour reduction methods, which poses an insurmountable obstacle for restoration of historical silks. In this paper, a series of 12 red hue silks from six natural dyes (sappanwood, Chinese madder, safflower, lac, cochineal, dragon's blood) via three different dyeing techniques were used to establish a self‐built precise tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) database. With organic solvent extracting on those manual‐dyed silks, ultraperformance liquid chromatography ‐ electrospray ionization ‐ quadrupole time of flight mass spectrometry (UPLC‐ESI‐QTOF‐MS) was utilized to form preliminary MS database for screening and identifying of the potential dyes compounds without standard references. Furthermore, combining the targeted MS/MS mode and the matching threshold of 70.00, a self‐built secondary MS/MS database was successfully established, which contains 33 compounds, 32 chromatograms and 32 MS/MS fragments. As for real sample application, the self‐built precise MS/MS database had revealed that the dyes on two historical silks (Shanghai Museum, China) belong to Chinese madder just with different mordant dyeing ordinal. Additionally, by experimental restoration, visually indistinguishable silks (ΔEab* < 1.5 NBS) were successfully restored. This explorative methodology can further inspire the traceability of biological dyestuffs, which lays instructive foundation on protection and restoration of artefacts, connecting the archaeological science and human art.

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The role of analytical chemists in the research on the cultural heritage

Cited by 6 publications

References 68 publications

Detectors and Cultural Heritage: The INFN-CHNet Experience

Detectors and Cultural Heritage: The INFN-CHNet Experience

2020 atomic spectrometry update – a review of advances in X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and its special applications

A precise self‐built secondary mass database for identifying red dyes and dyeing techniques with UPLC‐MS/MS

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