Background: Winsor & Newton Ltd. has been one of the main fine art products providers since its establishment in 1832, being responsible for the manufacture of a wide assortment of materials ranging from oils and pigments to brushes and papers. All the items produced over the years have been indexed in a comprehensive historical archive. Original Winsor & Newton handbooks are a powerful resourc...

A systematic study on the influence of pigments and sample aging on casein identification was performed on 30 reconstructed paints. The protein in all the paints was extracted into solution for analysis. The amount of protein that can be retrieved for solution-based analysis in each of the reconstructed paints was studied with a well-developed NanoOrange method before and after artificial aging...

The antiphospholipid syndrome is a thrombophilic condition marked by antibodies that recognize anionic phospholipid-protein cofactor complexes. We recently reported that exposure to IgG fractions from antiphospholipid patients reduces the level of annexin-V, a phospholipid-binding anticoagulant protein, on cultured trophoblasts and endothelial cells and accelerates coagulation of plasma exposed...

The traditional shirt (“ie”) is the most well-known element of Romanian anonymous textile art. Apart from aesthetic and utilitarian roles, it has strong symbolic significance, mainly through colours used for decoration. Very recently, with decoration over shoulder (“ia cu altiță”) was introduced as a identity part UNESCO heritage. Depending on ethnographic area, acquired special expressive part...

Abstract Historical colour charts provide a rich and often well-dated reference materials source for studying the chemical composition of all kinds commercial brands artists’ paints. This article presents results an extensive analytical study more than 80 paint hues from 11 that are included in German standard book Das Deutsche Farbenbuch by H. Trillich (1925, Part II). Our research focused on ...

Consumers are increasingly interested in purchasing meat products with low food additives content or even without the, since these kind of foodstuffs perceived as more natural and healthier. Nitrites the most commonly used industry to prevent growth pathogenic bacteria, keep red color (secondary effect on myoglobin = iron oxygen-binding), improve flavor. In this scenario, processors challenged ...