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Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), 13c solid state nmr and micro-thermomechanical studies of historical parchment

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DMA and solid state 13C NMR techniques were used to measure historical parchment samples within the framework of the project (MAP) Micro Analysis of Parchment (EC contract No. SMT4-96-2101) in collaboration with the School of Conservation in Copenhagen. DMA was used in both thermal scan and creep modes. Thermal scans provided information on the transitions associated with the collagen polymer. Microthermal analysis was also used to obtain information on the topography and thermal conductivity of sample areas of 100 μm. Localised heating enabled measurements of softening transitions in the sample. This behaviour is influenced by the chemical composition of parchment. 13C NMR provided information on the carbon atoms associated with the polypeptide chains of the collagen in parchment. The behaviour of samples immersed in water and measured in DMA creep mode was used to measure the shrinkage behaviour of the parchment samples. The different but complementary techniques provided a means for characterising the physicochemical state of parchment samples.

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  1. Chemistry Department, University of London, Birkbeck College Gordon House, 29 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0PP, UK

    M. Odlyha & N. S. Cohen

  2. Department of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Exeter, EX4 4QF, UK

    G. M. Foster

  3. Chemistry Department., University College London, University of London, 20 Gordon St., London, WC1H 0AJ, UK

    A. Aliev

  4. Brussel TA Instruments, Raketstraat, 60 Rue de la Fusée, 1130, Brussel/Bruxelles, Belgium

    E. Verdonck

  5. Advanced Thermal Methods Unit, Institute of Polymer Technology and Materials Engineering, Loughborough University, Ashby Rd, Leics, LE11 3TU, UK

    D. Grandy

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Odlyha, M., Cohen, N.S., Foster, G.M. et al. Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), 13c solid state nmr and micro-thermomechanical studies of historical parchment. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 71, 939–951 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023346814391

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