Microscopical Evaluation of Historic Writing Materials

01.01.2005 - 31.12.2008
Research funding project
The importance of lipids (lipid pattern including degradation products of lipids) protecting collagen fibres of leather and parchment against early oxidative destruction will be proved by chemical as well as fluorescence microscopical methods.

People

Project leader

Institute

Grant funds

  • Hochschuljubiläumsfonds der Stadt Wien (National) Anniversary Fund for Higher Education of the City of Vienna

Research focus

  • Beyond TUW-research focus: 100%

Keywords

GermanEnglish
Pergamentparchment
Lipidelipids
Oxidationoxidation
Mikroskopiemicroscopy

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