Table 3 Commercially available control adhesive samples and associated information
Commercial product | Abbreviation | Supplier | Polymer base | Characteristic peaks (FTIR-ATR spectroscopy) | CN secondary polymer | Secondary polymer peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adhesives | ||||||
HMG Heat and Waterproof | HMGHW | H Marcel and Guest | CN | 1638, 1272, 822 | – | – |
UHU Hart | UHUH | UHU | CN | 1638, 1272, 822 | – | – |
Acryloid B-48N | AB48N | Conservation Materials Ltd | Acrylic | 1721, 1235,1140 | – | – |
Paraloid B72 | PB72 | Archival Survival | Acrylic | 1721, 1235,1140 | – | – |
Paraloid B67 | PB67 | Conservation Materials Ltd | Acrylic | 1721, 1235,1140 | – | – |
HMG B72 Acrylic Adhesive | HMGA | H Marcel Guest | Acrylic | 1719, 1233, 1140 | y [35] | 1637 |
AYAF-PVAc | AYAF | Conservation Materials Ltd | PVAc | 1729, 1225, 1018 | – | – |
Aquadhere PVA wood glue | PVAWG | Selleys | PVAc | 1729, 1225, 1018 | – | – |
UHU All Purpose | UHUAP | UHU | PVAc | 1729, 1225, 1018 | y [36] | 1653 |
Gelatin | GG | Asia Pacific Africa | Protein | 1630, 1536, 1450 | – | – |
Fish glue | FG | Lee Valley | Protein | 1630, 1536, 1450 | – | – |
Rabbit skin glue | RSG | Talas | Protein | 1630, 1536, 1450 | – | – |
Plasticizers | ||||||
Camphor | Cam | Hover | n/a | 1738, 1044,1021 | – | – |
Dibutyl phthalate | DBP | Sigma Aldridge | n/a | 1720, 1273, 1118, 1071, 739 | – | – |