Fungal bioreceptivity of Japanese tissue papers treated with plant dyes, watercolours, and acrylic paints in paper conservation

Soleymani, S; Aalders, J; Gahan, ME; Ireland, T; McNevin, D

Fungal bioreceptivity of Japanese tissue papers treated with plant dyes, watercolours, and acrylic paints in paper conservation

Soleymani, S Aalders, J Gahan, ME Ireland, T McNevin, D

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Citation:: Studies in Conservation, 2017, 62 (2), pp. 104 - 113
Issue Date:: 2017-02-17

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dc.contributor.author	Soleymani, S	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Aalders, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gahan, ME	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ireland, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McNevin, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1665-3367	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-02-17	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Studies in Conservation, 2017, 62 (2), pp. 104 - 113	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0039-3630	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/123723
dc.description.abstract	© 2016, © The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works 2016. Despite substantial literature on the dyeing of textiles, there is a lack of research about colouring Japanese mending papers (tissue papers) used for paper conservation purposes. This study investigates the fungal bioreceptivity of Japanese tissue papers after they have been treated with various dyes and pigments. A variety of toning materials including plant dyes, watercolours, acrylic paints, inks, pastels, gouaches, and colour pencils are commonly used by conservators for paper toning purposes. In this study, two Japanese tissue papers (Yukyu-shi and Sekishu Mare) were treated with selected plant dyes, watercolours, and acrylic paints and then inoculated with fungal species. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to quantify the DNA from Aspergillus niger and Penicillium rubrum as a proxy for fungal species abundance before and after inoculation and artificial moist heat ageing. qPCR primers which were universal for fungi amplified DNA from papers inoculated with A. niger and P. rubrum and these species were found to grow less on treated Sekishu Mare and Yukyu-shi papers compared with untreated papers. Sekishu Mare papers treated with artists' acrylic paints were found to be more resistant to fungal growth than similarly treated Yukyu-shi papers. This study suggests that for the best long-term preservation outcomes for paper materials in archives, libraries, galleries, and museums, acrylic paints generally perform better in conservation terms than most plant dyes and watercolours, although most colourants displayed some bioinhibition.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Studies in Conservation	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/00393630.2015.1137132	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Analytical Chemistry	en_US
dc.title	Fungal bioreceptivity of Japanese tissue papers treated with plant dyes, watercolours, and acrylic paints in paper conservation	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	62	en_US
utslib.for	2101 Archaeology	en_US
utslib.for	2102 Curatorial and Related Studies	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CFS - Centre for Forensic Science
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	62	en_US

Abstract:

© 2016, © The International Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works 2016. Despite substantial literature on the dyeing of textiles, there is a lack of research about colouring Japanese mending papers (tissue papers) used for paper conservation purposes. This study investigates the fungal bioreceptivity of Japanese tissue papers after they have been treated with various dyes and pigments. A variety of toning materials including plant dyes, watercolours, acrylic paints, inks, pastels, gouaches, and colour pencils are commonly used by conservators for paper toning purposes. In this study, two Japanese tissue papers (Yukyu-shi and Sekishu Mare) were treated with selected plant dyes, watercolours, and acrylic paints and then inoculated with fungal species. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to quantify the DNA from Aspergillus niger and Penicillium rubrum as a proxy for fungal species abundance before and after inoculation and artificial moist heat ageing. qPCR primers which were universal for fungi amplified DNA from papers inoculated with A. niger and P. rubrum and these species were found to grow less on treated Sekishu Mare and Yukyu-shi papers compared with untreated papers. Sekishu Mare papers treated with artists' acrylic paints were found to be more resistant to fungal growth than similarly treated Yukyu-shi papers. This study suggests that for the best long-term preservation outcomes for paper materials in archives, libraries, galleries, and museums, acrylic paints generally perform better in conservation terms than most plant dyes and watercolours, although most colourants displayed some bioinhibition.

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