Biodeterioration in building façades represents an important economic loss related to maintaining a functional protective coating system. Research papers with long-time studies on paint performance exposed field conditions are scarce. Fungi, cyanobacteria, and algae frequently present biofilms formed outdoor locations. Among these, defacement caused by fungi is known for the broad damage spectr...

Biodeterioration is a complex network of interactions between macro/micro-biological systems and organic/inorganic substrates involving physical chemical alterations, strictly related to their metabolic activities. Concerning microbial deterioration, finding correct approach counteract this process often difficult, requiring an understanding the kind alterations use methods that respect artwork...

Biodeterioration phenomena represent a complex of physical and chemical alteration processes in various materials, such as those constituting the objects that represent our cultural heritage. The biodegradation of paper is conditioned by several variables such as the materials from which cellulose is obtained, the manufacturing processes employed, the occurrence of other affecting substances su...

Interdisciplinary investigations of damaged cultural heritage objects have nowadays become standard practise. Numerous techniques in various fields may generate large amounts data, difficult to interpret. Machine learning was applied data collected from samples a painting build predictive model potential further biodeterioration and consequent damage the paintings. We used this strategy for det...