Biotechnology and Conservation of Cultural Heritage

Abstract

This book comes from the experience gained in the last decade of basic and applied research, developed in the Laboratory of Biology and Biotechnology for Cultural Heritage (LaBBCH), within the framework of national and international research projects and in collaboration with other Italian and foreign research institutions. In particular, biotechnology has found successful application in at least three areas in the conservative restoration of works of art, such as the characterization of biodeterioration, the analysis of bioaerosols, and the development of innovative protocols for biocleaning and bioremoval.