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Effects of Laser Cleaning on the Condition of Different Silk Model Samples Using Varying Wavelengths and Pulse Durations

  • The cleaning of aged silk fibers poses a common challenge in the conservation of textiles, since traditional cleaning techniques often yield unsatisfactory results or even harm objects. In this regard, cleaning objects with laser radiation is a promising addition to the range of available methods. Due to it being contactless, even brittle and touch-sensitive objects with disfiguring or harmful soiling could potentially be cleaned and therefore made accessible for research and presentation. Examples of treatment have sometimes shown spectacular results. Still there is some skepticism concerning the safety of this treatment for textile materials, which has been strengthened through previous 532 nm wavelength nanosecond laser cleaning studies on silk fibers. Taking these published results into account, the range of examined laser parameters has been extended in this study, from 532 nm nanosecond laser to 1064 nm nanosecond and even 800 nm femtosecond laser, reevaluating the effect of this treatment on the fibers. The physicochemical processes taking place on the silk fibers when cleaning with lasers are complex and still not fully understood. The aim of this project was therefore to bring more clarification about potential effects of those processes on the condition of silk samples treated with a set of different parameters for wavelength, pulse duration, energy density and number of pulses per spot. It also looks at the influence of the presence of soiling on the results. The analysis of potential effects was then carried out using statistical methods and advanced analytics. Scanning electron microscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and colorimetry technology provided the required insights to better assess the effects. Results show that laser cleaning of silk fibers, like most other conventional cleaning techniques, is not completely without risk, but knowing what the possible effects are helps making decisions on whether the benefits of the technique used justify these risks.
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Author:Nora Brockmann, Anne Sicken, Jörg Krüger
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:832-epub4-27277
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-024-01152-1
ISSN:2050-7445
Parent Title (English):Heritage Science
Descirption of the primary publication:2024
Publisher:Springer
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of first Publication:2024/07/17
Date of Publication (online):2024/07/17
Tag:Color Measurements; Conservation; Cultural Heritage; Laser Cleaning; Silk
Volume:12
Issue:1
Article Number:34
Page Number:15
Institutes:Kulturwissenschaften (F02) / Fakultät 02 / Cologne Institute of Conservation Sciences
Dewey Decimal Classification:700 Künste und Unterhaltung
Open Access:Open Access
OA-Publicationfonds TH Köln:OA-Publicationfonds TH Köln
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International