PUR facts : conservation of polyurethane foam in art and design / Thea van Oosten.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oosten, Thea van, author.

Series:

Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands series.

RCE Publications

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Polyurethanes.

Foam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Flexible Polyurethane (PUR) foams have been used since the 1950s in textiles and furniture upholsteries, and in art and design objects that can now be found in museum collections. Composed from 'short-life' consumer materials, these objects present severe conservation problems as they age. This book presents an in-depth examination of the challenges presented by PUR foams; the case studies of preservation of two works by the artist Piero Gilardi; and a manual on preparing and applying a light stabilizing system that can protect new PUR foams from degrading and restore the flexibility of old foams.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Polyurethanes, manufacture and applications

2. Chemistry, properties and degradation

3. History of polyurethane foam conservation

4. Ageing behaviour of polyurethane foam

5. Assessing the condition of polyurethane foam

6. Case studies

Acknowledgements

Glossary

General information

Bibliography

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Jan 2021).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-003-70214-7

1-04-077442-3

90-485-1207-7

9781003702146

OCLC:

878406473