Parylene

What is the conventional wisdom about using Parylene as a
plasticizing treatment for archival materials? Our institution has a
collection of player pianos rolls, and there has been talk of
laminating them with Parylene. There is a good deal of skepticism
here about this idea. Has Parylene been tested? What experience have
others had with it?

    **** Moderator's comments: If you search through Art and
    Architecture Technical Abstracts (AATA), (searchable by
    subscription, see <URL:http://www.chin.gc.ca>), you'll find
    a few dozen citations concerning Parylene). You'll also find a
    bit by searching in CoOL

Kit Miller
Graduate Assistant
Preservation Department
McKeldin Library
University of Maryland

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