We studied the interactions of rabbit glue, a collagen-based proteinaceous binder, with azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2), calcium carbonate (CaCO3), hematite (Fe2O3·nH2O), red lead (Pb3O4) and cinnabar (HgS) by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The research was carried out on a set of paint reconstructions, which were analysed before and after artificial light ageing. A deconvolution of the amide I FT-IR absorption peak was performed with a written-in-house LabVIEW program to study the secondary structure of the glue.The changes in the glue conformation highlighted that all the inorganic pigments interact with the proteinaceous binder. The conformational changes were correlated with a loss of stability of the collagen structure, especially after ageing, likely due to the interlayer coordination of metals salts and oxide with protein functional groups. These results were correlated with the lower thermal stability of the glue/pigment mixtures with respect to the pure glue, evidenced by thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analyses performed in a previous step of this work.

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic study of rabbit glue/inorganic pigments mixtures in fresh and aged reference paint reconstructions

DUCE, CELIA;BONADUCE, ILARIA;GHEZZI, LISA;COLOMBINI, MARIA PERLA;TINE', MARIA ROSARIA;
2016-01-01

Abstract

We studied the interactions of rabbit glue, a collagen-based proteinaceous binder, with azurite (Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2), calcium carbonate (CaCO3), hematite (Fe2O3·nH2O), red lead (Pb3O4) and cinnabar (HgS) by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The research was carried out on a set of paint reconstructions, which were analysed before and after artificial light ageing. A deconvolution of the amide I FT-IR absorption peak was performed with a written-in-house LabVIEW program to study the secondary structure of the glue.The changes in the glue conformation highlighted that all the inorganic pigments interact with the proteinaceous binder. The conformational changes were correlated with a loss of stability of the collagen structure, especially after ageing, likely due to the interlayer coordination of metals salts and oxide with protein functional groups. These results were correlated with the lower thermal stability of the glue/pigment mixtures with respect to the pure glue, evidenced by thermogravimetry (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analyses performed in a previous step of this work.
2016
Pellegrini, Davide; Duce, Celia; Bonaduce, Ilaria; Biagi, Simona; Ghezzi, Lisa; Colombini, MARIA PERLA; Tine', MARIA ROSARIA; Bramanti, Emilia
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