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Federica Fernandez
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NANOCOATING ANTIBATTERICI PER L’INCLUSIONE SOCIALE DEI NON VEDENTI IN AMBITO MUSEALE
2021
The research and experimentation activity has been carried on in the frame of the Master for Expert on Nanotechnology for Cultural Heritage, held at the University of Palermo, year 2020-2021. The project aims to verify the performance over time and the bio-receptivity of the antibacterial treatments developed by the company SenseFulDesign srl, a Sicilian start-up, which produces tactile maps and reproductions of monuments with antibacterial properties, in order to promote the social inclusion of the blind. This experimentation involved the multi-parametric evaluation of two different antibacterial nanocoating, which were applied on three different types of substrates used for the realizatio…
Nuove frontiere di ricerca e applicazione di nanotecnologie per la conservazione dei beni architettonici
2006
Nanostructured protective for historical-artistic stone materials: evaluation of effectiveness and persistence by non invasive techniques
2014
Nanotechnology for Conservation: The Case of Archaeological Sites
2006
L'articolo espone le principali problematiche conservative dei siti archeologici e analizza la possibilità di applicazione dei nuovi nanomateriali, derivanti dalle nanotecnologie come soluzioni innovative per affrontare problematiche irrisolte con i prodotti tradizionali. The article presents the main conservation problems of archaeological sites and analyzes the possibility of new nanomaterials application, deriving from nanotechnologies as innovative solutions to address unresolved problems with traditional products.
MALTE INNOVATIVE PER LA COPERTURA DELLE CRESTE MURARIE IN AMBITO ARCHEOLOGICO
2014
The main objective of this study is to evaluate the opportunities offered by nanotechnologies to the production of innovative mortars with enhanced performances for the reconfiguration of walls ridges in the archaeological field. In particular, an already existing additive, based on silica nano-particles in aqueous solution, was tested mixing it in varying percentages to a hydraulic lime mortar and pozzolana. The following tests were carried out on different samples: resistance to bending and compression, adhesion to the surface, water absorption coefficient through capillarity, accelerated ageing test using salt mist. In the final stage, some comparative considerations among the different …
Testing e validazione comparativa di coating idrofobizzanti per superfici in gelcoat
2021
Nell’industria delle telecomunicazioni a supporto del settore aerospaziale, il mantenimento dell’efficacia e della sicurezza delle trasmissioni in condizioni ambientali estreme assume un’importanza crescente, in funzione della sempre maggiore diffusione dei siti trasmittenti/riceventi, operativi su scala planetaria. In questa cornice, si richiede che gli elementi a protezione dei dispositivi installati si dimostrino durevoli nel tempo anche quando esposti ad abbondanti precipitazioni, accumuli nevosi continuati o stratificazioni di ghiaccio, e improvvisi shock termici, garantendo nel contempo la fedeltà della trasmissione. Una marcata idrofobicità degli strati esterni delle coperture risult…
I materiali nanostrutturati. Tecnologie a confronto al Convegno mondiale di San Francisco
2007
Le murature archeologiche: conoscenza storica, tecnologica e materica
2006
Compatibility, effectiveness and susceptibility to degradation of alkoxysilane-based consolidation treatments on a carbonate stone
2021
Abstract Alkoxysilane-based consolidation treatment are commonly employed in restoration and conservation works of Cultural Heritage buildings. However, their poor affinity to carbonate stones is well-known. In this paper, we evaluate three consolidant treatments (two of them modified to incorporate hydrophobic or photocatalytic properties), formulated to circumvent this drawback and their cracking during drying, through a surfactant-assisted synthesis. The consolidants were applied on Noto stone, a biocalcarenite (~95% CaCO3 ) employed in numerous Cultural Heritage buildings of Southern Italy. A comprehensive validation of the three consolidants, compared to a commercial TEOS based consoli…
Nanotecnologie e nanomateriali: una rivoluzione trasversale
2005
Diagnostics for the knowledge: the case of the tower of Palazzo Termine Pietragliata in Palermo (Italy)
2015
[EN] Developing a methodological approach is crucial to assess the state of conservation of a monument, starting from the overall analysis, progressively moving from small to medium scale and reaching the grand scale at the end. Considering the territory, causes are investigated in order to understand the propensities, as well as considering a single monument, evidences are carefully read to assess the overall conditions, that will be lately detailed by the analysis on materials and their degradation. The object of this study is the tower of the Palazzo Pietragliata in Palermo, one of the most important examples of the late Gothic civil architecture in Sicily. The Palace, built in 1473 by P…
Fenomeni di alterazione e degrado a carico dei materiali lapidei naturali
2006
Experimental Procedures of Accelerated Aging and Evaluation of Effectiveness of Nanostructured Products for the Protection of Volterra (Italy) Panchi…
2022
The aims of the research were to evaluate the effectiveness of the application of nanostructured products on Volterra calcarenite stone and to define the experimental conditions and procedures of accelerated aging tests, able to simulate different degradation on the studied lithotype. The work focused on methods of performing accelerated aging tests in order to simulate different effects of environmental decay involving stone used on a historical site. The rock samples were examined before and after three treatment types: cyclic salt spray chamber, cycles of freezing–thawing and cycles of thermal shock. After each artificial aging cycle, changes in appearance were noted and chemical and phy…
Development of Eco-Friendly and Self-Cleaning Lime-Pozzolan Plasters for Bio-Construction and Cultural Heritage
2020
Summarization: Nowadays, the design and use of multi-functional mortars has increased significantly, with interesting applications in the green building and cultural heritage conservation sectors. A key point for a correct adoption of these innovative materials is their behavior along time and their resistance to the weathering. The objective of this project was to define the performance and durability of innovative mortars, in order to use them correctly and to avoid irreparable damage over time. For the development of this project, lime–metakaolin and hydraulic lime–metakaolin based mortars (hereinafter called A, B), as well as A and B with the addition of nano-TiO2 and perlite (hereinaft…
Bio-inspired consolidants derived from crystalline nanocellulose for decayed wood
2018
Abstract Novel bio-inspired materials derived from crystalline nanocellulose (CNC) have been tested as wood consolidants. A suspension of CNC, produced by acid hydrolysis of cellulose and used as such or mixed with lignin and/or siloxane derivatives (PDMS), was applied on rotted wood samples of Norway spruce. X-Ray diffraction analysis on CNC powder showed high crystallinity index. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurement indicated a nearly uniform particle size distribution with an average hydrodynamic diameter for pure CNC smaller than that in the mixtures. Raman and FTIR spectroscopies suggested interactions between lignin, PDMS and CNC components. The storage modulus of wood samples, …
Evaluation of Nanostructured Coatings for the Protection of Apuan Marble Stone
2019
Nowadays the use of multifunctional nanomaterials has significantly increased with interesting applications for the cultural heritage conservation sector, leading to the definition and use of products with innovative properties. Therefore, a preliminary validation of the performances and behavior over time of these treatments becomes an unavoidable key point for a correct use of these products before being applied to historical materials, in order to avoid irreparable damage over time. In this direction, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment with multifunctional nanostructured products on Apuan marble. The focus of the work was to test methods to accelerat…
Study and evaluation of nano-structured cellulose fibers as additive for restoration of historical mortars and plasters
2017
Abstract UPM bio-fibrils are nano-structured cellulose fibers (nano-fibrils) produced by UPM Kymmene-Corporation, a Finnish company. This paper reports a preliminary study about nano-fibrils to determine their possible use for restoration of historical mortars and plasters. The aim of this study is to investigate the behavior of some mixtures added with nano-fibrils in their properties for conservative purposes. These mixtures reproduce the composition of historical mortars and plasters, made of natural hydraulic lime (NHL 3.5) and river sand. After 28 days of hardening, the properties of specimens with nano-fibrils were compared with untreated one to understand how nano-fibrils interact wi…
MALTE INNOVATIVE IN AMBITO ARCHEOLOGICO
2015
The aim of this study is the formulation of a special mortar with improved adhesion, elasticity, workability, water resistance compared to traditional mortars. This has been achieved thanks to the addition of nanostructured products able to influence the reaction of water with the hydraulic binder, in order to reduce the drying shrinkage and the subsequent micro-cracks, increasing the elasticity of the material and favoring the anchoring to the surface application. The study focused on laboratory testing of innovative mortars, based on a mixture of hydraulic lime, pozzolana and a nanostructured additive based on silica nanoparticles in aqueous solution. The physical and mechanical character…
Il pre-progetto nel restauro del moderno: L'edificio AR a Palermo
2006
Sperimentazione di materiali nanostrutturati in ambito archeologico
2009
Il sito archeologico di Solunto - Studi per la conservazione delle murature
2005
STUDIO MINERALOGICO-PETROGRAFICO E PROBLEMI CONSERVATIVI
2011
Il capitolo illustra le risultanze dello studio delle problematiche conservative e della caratterizzazione mineralogico petrografica dei materiali lapidei del teatro ellenistico di Morgantina (Enna). Tale attività è stata finalizzata alla definizione dell'intervento conservativo del teatro. The chapter illustrates the results of the study of conservation issues and petrographic mineralogical characterization of the stone materials of the Hellenistic theater of Morgantina (Enna). This activity was aimed at defining the conservative intervention of the theatre.
VALUTAZIONE DELL'EFFICACIA E DURABILITÀ DI PROTETTIVI NANOSTRUTTURATI APPLICATI SU CAMPIONI DI MARMO DI CARRARA
2014
An integrated analytical approach can be useful to study the effectiveness of preservation treatment for Carrara marble surfaces, carried out for testing commercial products which are based on nano-structured silica oxides. Variation in hydrophobic properties, porosity distribution, and chemical composition of treated surfaces have been studied. With this aim, contact angle evaluation, NMR, XRF measurements have been used. Changes of above mentioned physical and chemical characteristics have been evaluated before and after aging in saline chamber of the treated and untreated samples. Moreover, the effectiveness of ultrasonic treatment in “safe” removal of the products from treated surfaces …
PRODOTTI NANOSTRUTTURATI PER LA PROTEZIONE DI SUPERFICI LAPIDEE: VALUTAZIONE DELL’EFFICACIA MEDIANTE TECNICHE FISICHE NON INVASIVE
2014
The use of nanoproducts in the Cultural Heritage (CH) field requires great sensitivity and responsibility and, above all, analytical research and studies evaluating effectively their potential use. In order to evaluate the capability of nanostructured protective in the CH field, limestone materials of historical-artistic interest were treated and then studied. The study focuses on the non-invasive evaluation of samples stone, of interest in the CH field, their surface has been tested with nanostructured products. In particular, samples of limestone of Favara (Sicily) have been studied, before and after artificial aging. The analytical methodology involved X-ray fluorescence measurements, in…
Murature in terra cruda a Solunto (PA): problematiche conservative e indagini diagnostiche
2008
Alterazione e degrado dei materiali lapidei naturali
2008
The poor outcome of numerous restorations on artefacts of historical and artistic interest, after a few years, has shown how indispensable an accurate preliminary assessment of the conservation problems of the artefact is for the purposes of the reliability of the intervention. The correct diagnosis of the causes upstream of the phenomena of alteration and degradation, whether physiological or pathological, becomes the fundamental prerequisite for choosing any conservative or restorative intervention. From this point of view, in order to provide the reader with a useful tool for investigation and recognition in the field, the text illustrates the phenomena of alteration and degradation that…