Vialetto Jacopo, Chelazzi David, Laurati Marco, Poggi Giovanna
Chemistry Department & CSGI, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, FI, Italy.
Gels. 2025 May 23;11(6):382. doi: 10.3390/gels11060382.
Cultural Heritage is a vital socioeconomic driver that must contend with works of art continuously exposed to degradation processes, which are further exacerbated by climate change. Aged coatings, varnishes, and soil can compromise the appearance of artworks, preventing their preservation and valorization. In response, soft matter and colloidal systems, such as nanostructured cleaning fluids (NCFs), have proved to be valuable solutions for safely and effectively cleaning works of art. Here, a novel cleaning system is proposed, for the first time employing microgels of poly(-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) with surface chains of oligoethylene glycol methyl ether methacrylate (OEGMA) to favor shear deformation by lubrication. These microgels are loaded with NCFs featuring "green" solvents and different kinds of bio-derived or petroleum-based surfactants (non-ionic, zwitterionic). Rheological characterization of the combined systems highlighted a sharp transition from solid to liquid-like state in the 21-24 °C range when the zwitterionic surfactant dodecyldimethylamine oxide was used; the system displays a solid-like behavior at rest but flows easily at intermediate strains. At slightly higher temperature (>24 °C), an inversion of the G', G″ values was observed, leading to a system that behaves as a liquid. Such control of rheological behavior is significant for feasible and complete removal of soiled polymer coatings from textured ceramic surfaces, which are difficult to clean with conventional gels, without leaving residues. These results position the PNIPAM-OEGMA microgels as promising cleaning materials for the conservation of Cultural Heritage, with possible applications also in fields where gelled systems are of interest (pharmaceutics, cosmetics, detergency, etc.).
文化遗产是一个至关重要的社会经济驱动力,必须应对不断遭受降解过程影响的艺术品,而气候变化进一步加剧了这些过程。老化的涂层、清漆和污垢会损害艺术品的外观,阻碍其保存和价值提升。作为回应,软物质和胶体系统,如纳米结构清洁液(NCFs),已被证明是安全有效地清洁艺术品的宝贵解决方案。在此,提出了一种新型清洁系统,首次使用聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺)(PNIPAM)微凝胶与甲基丙烯酸寡聚乙二醇甲醚(OEGMA)表面链,以通过润滑促进剪切变形。这些微凝胶负载有以“绿色”溶剂和不同种类的生物衍生或石油基表面活性剂(非离子、两性离子)为特征的NCFs。当使用两性离子表面活性剂十二烷基二甲基氧化胺时,组合系统的流变学表征突出显示在21-24°C范围内从固态到类液态的急剧转变;该系统在静止时表现出固态行为,但在中等应变下容易流动。在略高的温度(>24°C)下,观察到G'、G''值的反转,导致系统表现为液体。这种流变行为的控制对于从有纹理的陶瓷表面可行且完全去除污染的聚合物涂层非常重要,而传统凝胶难以清洁这些表面且不会留下残留物。这些结果将PNIPAM-OEGMA微凝胶定位为保护文化遗产的有前途的清洁材料,在凝胶系统受关注的领域(pharmaceutics、cosmetics、detergency等)也可能有应用。
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