The methodological approach to diagnostics used is developed along moments of interdisciplinary collaboration which include: • The sharing and common definition of diagnostic objectives in close contact with the various actors of the conservation and restoration project; • A preliminary use of non-destructive techniques aimed at documenting the state of conservation and characterizing the material and the forms of alteration and degradation present; • A subsequent identification of the areas from which to possibly carry out micro-samples for the purpose of a more complete stratigraphic characterization of the constituent materials and of the causes and phenomena of ongoing alteration; • Constant and continuous contact with the project managers in order to identify, along the entire project path, further analysis needs.
The activity is focused on the chemical-physical characterization of assets of historical-artistic and archaeological interest with particular attention to: • Identification of the mechanisms and causes of alteration; • Experimentation with new materials and restoration methods; • Chemical-physical interaction with the substrate and the environment.
