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Biotechnology a Source of Knowledge in Agreement with Green Strategies for the Conservation of Cultural Assets
Franco PallaValentina RotoloAmbra Giordanosubject
0301 basic medicinegreen biocidelcsh:NX1-820biodeterioration; integrated approach; bioactive molecules; green biocide030106 microbiologybiodeterioration integrated approach bioactive molecules green biocide.010501 environmental scienceslcsh:Arts in general01 natural sciencesintegrated approach03 medical and health sciencesbioactive moleculesSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E Applicatabiodeterioration0105 earth and related environmental sciencesdescription
In this study, conservative strategies are applied in order to limit any irreversible damage and to characterize and quantify microbial colonization that may induce the deterioration of constitutive heritage materials; subsequently, suitable antimicrobial interventions are performed based on the use of biotechnology. This paper presents a summary of the basic and applied biotechnology research developed in the Laboratory of Biology and Biotechnology for Cultural Heritage (LaBBCH, University of Palermo, Italy). It shows that biotechnology has an evidently important role in the preservation and restoration of cultural assets, also taking into consideration that “Prevention is better than cure”, a milestone in the field of human health that can be shifted and applied to the “cure and preservation” of cultural assets. Moreover, biotechnological tools offer great potential for application, thanks to the increasing interaction between the worlds of art and science, thus opening the way for advanced innovation in the conservation and restoration field of art works.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-01 | Conservation Science in Cultural Heritage |