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Assessment of damage in old parchments by DSC and SEM 

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Environmental impact on pergament was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Parchments subjected to accelerated ageing and old parchments were compared to evaluate quality and extent of deterioration. Stability of fibrillar collagen within parchment was determined from the changes in thermodynamic parameters associated with thermal denaturation. Parchment surface was characterized, and specific morphological criteria were selected for damage assessment. The thermodynamic and morphological changes of collagen induced by deterioration are discussed, and their correlations are proposed as a means of ranking damage in old parchments.

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  1. Department of Chemistry IFM, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy

    G. Della Gatta

  2. Department of Chemistry IFM, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy

    E. Badea

  3. Department of Chemistry IFM, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy

    R. Ceccarelli

  4. Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, Ivanovo, Russia

    T. Usacheva

  5. Department of Chemistry IFM, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy

    A. Mašić

  6. Department of Chemistry IFM, University of Torino, Via P. Giuria 9, 10125 Torino, Italy

    S. Coluccia

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Della Gatta, G., Badea, E., Ceccarelli, R. et al. Assessment of damage in old parchments by DSC and SEM . J Therm Anal Calorim (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-005-6883-5

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