Heritage science; Tomography; X-ray absorption spectroscopy; Chemical imaging; Image processing; Photochemistry; Transport phenomena
Moretti Giulia, Gervais Claire (2018), Raman spectroscopy of the photosensitive pigment Prussian blue, in
Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 49(7), 1198-1204.
Bertrand Loïc, Gervais Claire, Masic Admir, Robbiola Luc (2018), Paläo-inspirierte Systeme: Haltbarkeit, Nachhaltigkeit und bemerkenswerte Eigenschaften, in
Angewandte Chemie, 130(25), 7408-7416.
Bertrand Loïc, Gervais Claire, Masic Admir, Robbiola Luc (2018), Paleo‐inspired Systems: Durability, Sustainability, and Remarkable Properties, in
Angewandte Chemie, International Edition, 57(25), 7288-7295.
Gervais Claire, Lanquille Marie-Angelique, Moretti Giulia, Reguer Solenn (2016), Time resolved XANES illustrates a substrate-mediated redox process in Prussian blue cultural heritage materials, in
16th International Conference on X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure (Xafs16), 712, 012139.
This project aims at further strengthening a trans-disciplinary approach to study fundamental chemical and physical processes responsible for the degradation of ancient materials and providing concrete routes for their mitigation, by means of advanced analytical procedures with an emphasis on micro-imaging techniques. The motivation lies in filling the current gap between cultural heritage and fundamental research. Two research axes are carried out, both focusing on the potential sensitivity of the material to the environment, namely: (1) Photochemistry of Prussian blue in paintings and paper and (2) Transport phenomena in archaeological corroded materials and their impact on corrosion.