Technique Reveals Molecular Structure Behind Oil Paint Degradation (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

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Technique Reveals Molecular Structure Behind Oil Paint Degradation (1 of 2)

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Illustration of the two different molecular structures around zinc ions that are present in oil paint polymers. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the June 21st, 2019, issue of Science Advances, published by AAAS. The paper, by J.J. Hermans at University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and colleagues was titled, "2D-IR spectroscopy for oil paint conservation: Elucidating the water-sensitive structure of zinc carboxylate clusters in ionomers."

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J. Hermans, University of Amsterdam/Rijksmuseum

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