UID:
almafu_9959241148902883
Format:
1 online resource (128 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
90-485-1207-7
Series Statement:
RCE Publications
Content:
Flexible Polyurethane (PUR) foams have been used since the 1950s in textiles and furniture upholsteries, and in art and design objects that can now be found in museum collections. Composed from 'short-life' consumer materials, these objects present severe conservation problems as they age. This book presents an in-depth examination of the challenges presented by PUR foams; the case studies of preservation of two works by the artist Piero Gilardi; and a manual on preparing and applying a light stabilizing system that can protect new PUR foams from degrading and restore the flexibility of old foams.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021).
,
Frontmatter --
,
Table of Contents --
,
Preface --
,
Introduction --
,
1. Polyurethanes, manufacture and applications --
,
2. Chemistry, properties and degradation --
,
3. History of polyurethane foam conservation --
,
4. Ageing behaviour of polyurethane foam --
,
5. Assessing the condition of polyurethane foam --
,
6. Case studies --
,
Acknowledgements --
,
Glossary --
,
General information --
,
Bibliography
,
English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-8964-210-2
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9789048512072
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9789048512072/type/BOOK
