NASA NTRS · 20050192340
Atomic Oxygen Used to Restore Artworks
Abstract
Techniques developed at the NASA Glenn Research Center to produce atomic oxygen in order to simulate the low-Earth-orbit environment for spacecraft materials testing can also be applied in the field of art restoration. Defaced or fire-damaged artwork can be treated with atomic oxygen to remove the damage and enable restoration that could not be accomplished with conventional methods. The process has been patented (U.S. Patents 5,560,781 and 5,693,241) and has been used to restore several works of art.
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Banks, Bruce A., Miller, Sharon K.. 2004-05-01. Atomic Oxygen Used to Restore Artworks. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20050192340
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