Atmospheric Monatomic Oxygen System For Non-Contact Nanoscale Cleaning Of Vandalized 20th - 21st Century Modern And Contemporary Artworks

Abstract

Introduction The paper discusses defacement materials used in diverse acts of vandalism against the modern and contemporary art and stresses the need for a safe and effective methodology to treat sensitive and fragile unprotected surfaces of 20th and 21st century artworks that frequently are vandalized using carbon based materials. The paper proposes the proven concept for a nanoscale cleaning mechanism based on monoatomic oxygen, which does not require any physical contact with the surfa...