Table of contents : Nanoscience for the Conservation of Works of Art......Page 4 Preface......Page 8 Contents......Page 12 Cultural Heritage Artefacts and Conservation: Surfaces and Interfaces......Page 20 The Degradation of Works of Art Materials......Page 68 Conservation Treatments: Cleaning, Consolidation and Protection......Page 96 Cleaning I: Solvents and Solutions......Page 112 Cleaning I: Application......Page 143 Cleaning II: Surfactants and Micellar Solutions......Page 166 Cleaning II: Applications and Case Studies......Page 201 Cleaning III: Emulsions and Microemulsions......Page 219 Cleaning III: Applications and Case Studies......Page 244 Cleaning IV: Gels and Polymeric Dispersions......Page 271 Cleaning IV: Applications and Case Studies......Page 299 Inorganic Nanomaterials: Synthesis and Properties......Page 334 Inorganic Nanomaterials for the Consolidation of Wall Paintings and Stones......Page 364 Biomineralization, Geopolymers and Hybrid Nanocomposites......Page 391 Inorganic Nanomaterials for the Deacidification of Paper......Page 415 Inorganic Nanomaterials for the Deacidification of Waterlogged Wood......Page 449 Conclusions: Future Horizons and Perspectives for Material Science in Cultural Heritage Conservation......Page 487 Subject Index......Page 490