Vapourised hydrogen peroxide (VHP) and ethylene oxide (EtO) methods for disinfecting historical cotton textiles from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Oświęcim, Poland

Corrigendum: Application of a Medical Diode Laser (810 nm) for Disinfecting Small Microbiologically Contaminated Spots on Degraded Collagenous Materials for Improved Biosafety in Objects of Exceptional Historical Value From the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum and Protection of Human Health

“…All fungi detected on surfaces of tested shoes by culture-dependent methods, including G. candidum, H. verticilata, and P. variotii, were also found in the environments of archives and tanneries (Pinheiro et al, 2011;Pinheiro, 2014;Skóra et al, 2014). Bacteria isolated from the leather shoes belong to the same genera as these contaminating various historical cellulosic movable objects at the A-BSM (Wawrzyk et al, 2018(Wawrzyk et al, , 2020Rybitwa et al, 2020). Most of the microorganisms detected in the current studies using culture-independent methods (with relative abundance ≥ 2.00% and some fungi with lesser one, such as Alternaria, Botrytis, Chaetomium, Epicoccum, Fusarium, Mucor, and Trichoderma) were also previously detected on collagenous materials in many studies with the use of clone libraries construction, PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, and microscopic methods (Troiano et al, 2014;Piñar et al, 2015;Lech, 2016;Karakasidou et al, 2018;Liu et al, 2018).…”

Sustainable Packaging Material Based on PCL Nanofibers and Lavandula luisieri Essential Oil, to Preserve Museological Textiles

“…The colorimetric values of the textiles were measured using the CIE L*a*b* color system, in which the color coordinates are represented by L* concerning luminosity, while a* expresses the red-green axis (+a indicates red and −a indicates green) and b* represents the yellow-blue axis (+b indicates yellow and −b indicates blue). The results were the average of five color readings for each sample [ 5 ].…”

“…The action of microorganisms causes undesirable changes in textile articles, such as stains, reduced structural strength, and color changes, or even complete degradation of the material [ 5 ]. Another issue that hinders the work of institutions is related to the difficult selection of a suitable antimicrobial for textiles since each fiber has a different composition.…”

“…To accomplish conservation of textiles, different methods have been used, such as chemical disinfection using alcohols, quaternary ammonium compounds, essential oils, among others; and physical disinfection by high and low temperature, pressure, modified atmospheres, and irradiation has also been used. However, these methods present limitations, such as changes in pH, color, or structure, as well as accelerated aging, or pose a threat to human health, or do not allow treatment of large numbers of items [ 5 ].…”

Evaluating The Role of Nila (indigo) Dye in Protection of Egyptian Linen Textiles from the Deterioration Factors

“…As a result of microbiological decomposition, stains, deposits, structural weakness and colour changes may appear in historical textile objects. [20][21][22] Also it is demonstrated that fungal deterioration of the textile increase the carbonyl content and decrease the crystallinity of biodeteriorated ancient linen textile. [23][24][25] Ancient dyed textiles are considered one of the most important archaeological materials, as they provide historical evidence on civilisations and development of their periods.…”