Grant provider: EU
Applicant/beneficiary – coordinator (principal investigator): CSGI - Consorzio per lo Sviluppo dei sistemi a Grande Interfase
Participants: 15 institutions from Spain, Mexico, Denmark, Italy, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Slovenia
Programme: FP7-NMP - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies
Duration: 01/2012 – 12/2014
The main objective of the NANOFORART was the development of new nano-materials and responsive systems for the conservation and preservation of movable and immovable artworks and experimentation with them. The main challenge of NANOFORART was the combination of sophisticated functional materials, arising from the recent developments in nano-science/technology, with innovative techniques in the restoration and preventive conservation of works of art, with unprecedented efficiency. The research activity was focused on the development of manageable methodologies, based on nanosized structures with a low environmental impact. The main tasks included the production of dispersions of nanoparticles, micellar solutions, microemulsions and gels in order to offer new reliable pathways to restore and preserve works of art by combining the main features and properties of soft and hard-matter systems for cultural heritage conservation and preservation. In the second part of the project, great importance was given to technology transfer to SMEs that plays a significant role in the standardization of applicative protocols, in the up-scale and commercialization of technology and in the evaluation of the eco-toxicity of nano-materials. A fundamental part of the project was also related to the role of end-users.
