Preservation of Plastics
New research to better understand aging and deterioration of a wide range of plastics to improve conservation strategies to preserve them
Project Details
- Category
- Years 2013 – present
- Status
- Organizer
Detail view of the 2013 exhibition Essential Eames: A Herman Miller Exhibition, co-presented by the ArtScience Museum in Singapore and Herman Miller in collaboration with the Eames Office.
Photo: Courtesy of Herman Miller, Inc.
About
Goal
Despite advances in the conservation of plastics and a growing number of research projects on the topic, there is still a need to better understand the aging and deterioration of these materials and to improve conservation strategies to preserve them.
Preservation of Plastics aims to study a wide range of plastics to understand how to prevent or slow down their degradation, estimate risks, establish suitable approaches into their preservation, and design appropriate conservation treatments.
