TEXMED New Materials and Eco-sustainable Technologies for the Conservation and Restoration of Textiles

There is an urgent need, jointly acknowledged by EU Member States and Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPCs), to preserve the cultural heritage consisting of natural fibrous polymers such as textiles, books, miniatures, papyri and parchment. The objectives of this project were to: aa achieve new polymeric materials with specific properties for the durable and eco-sustainable conservation and restoration of textile artefacts using processes with minimal environmental impact; aa set up investigative methodologies based on non-destructive techniques for identifying the nature, origin, colour, dye and manufacturing of fibres. Such objectives were pursued by integrating research activities on advanced, different and complementary topics simultaneously faced by a multi-disciplinary team.