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Inorganic Nanomaterials for the Consolidation and Antifungal Protection of Stone Heritage

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The degradation of stone cultural heritage represents an irreversible loss of rich cultural heritage, and seeking ways to preserve it is urgent. Among different degradation processes, the loss of stone cohesion and biodeterioration are two of the most common issues that affect stone substrates. To solve this, the introduction of nanotechnology in the cultural heritage preservation field has represented a great revolution. The reason is that a particle size reduction of materials to the nanoscale highly increases their effectiveness as stone treatments. Thereby, different nanomaterials have been developed and applied as consolidating products and protective coatings in stone artworks. Due to the increased compatibility of inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) with a large part of the built and sculptural heritage, this chapter accentuates the use of inorganic NPs for the consolidation and antifungal protection of stone heritage. Special focus is given to the factors that can influence the success of the treatment.

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Acknowledgment

These studies were supported by the Community of Madrid under the Geomaterials 2 Programme (S2013/MIT-2914) and Multimat-Challenge (S2013/MIT-2862), the Innovation and Education Ministry (Climortec, BIA2014-53911-R, MAT2016-80875-C3-3-R, and MAT2013-47460-C5-5-P), and the FOMIX-Yuc 2008-108160, CONACYT LAB-2009-01-123913, 188345, and Fronteras de la Ciencia No. 138. A.S-F would like to gratefully acknowledge the financial support of Santander Universidades through “Becas Iberoamérica Jóvenes Profesores e Investigadores, España 2015” Scholarship Program.

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    A. Sierra-Fernandez, L. S. Gomez-Villalba & R. Fort

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Sierra-Fernandez, A. et al. (2018). Inorganic Nanomaterials for the Consolidation and Antifungal Protection of Stone Heritage. In: Hosseini, M., Karapanagiotis, I. (eds) Advanced Materials for the Conservation of Stone. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72260-3_6

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