Agarose is definitely one more gadget to include in our current practice as conservators. It is easy to handle, gives us a lot of control over the treatment and it can be really helpful with both overall and spot treatments.
Agarose Gels at work
All About Emulsions with Richard Wolbers
Gels, emulsions... these are the things that allow us to engineer a formula that will help us solve our cleaning problems. Do you know how?
Tape Stain Removal
Tape stain removal is a tedious task and on occasions very unrewarding because the stain remains embedded in the paper no matter how you treat it. Some other times it just happens that the stains disappear completely...