Subject: Call for papers--Adhesives for natural history specimens
Call for papers The Natural Sciences Collections Association (NatSCA) one day seminar on adhesives for natural history specimens Flett Theatre The Natural History Museum London SW7 5BD 8 October 2008 Conference Sessions to include Adhesive types - water soluble, acrylics, thalasso-, animal glues, epoxy resins, HMG range Bonding of adhesives to surface types: protein, connective tissues (e.g. bone), cellulose, geological including minerals. Strength of bonds, possibilities of molecular cross-linkage--strong bond but may deteriorate substrate Suitability and applications for various adhesives Removal and reversibility of adhesives Application as gapfills and consolidants Question/Answer Session Free entry and expenses paid to speakers from UK, free entry and expenses negotiable from outside of UK For further information on the seminar please contact Simon Moore, MIScT, FLS, ACR, Senior Conservator of Natural Sciences. Hampshire County Council Recreation and Heritage Department, Museums and Archives Service, Chilcomb House, Chilcomb Lane, Winchester SO23 8RD, UK +44 1962 826737 *** Conservation DistList Instance 21:44 Distributed: Saturday, February 23, 2008 Message Id: cdl-21-44-002 ***Received on Thursday, 14 February, 2008