In an advance that could help conservationists restore paintings to their original glory, chemists have developed a cleaning product that switches from a free-flowing liquid to a viscous gel.
The researchers tested the material on a 14th-century painting from the National Gallery in Siena, Italy. Layers of resin applied after the painting’s completion had, over the centuries, dulled the artwork’s color.
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