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== Description == | == Description == | ||
− | A moist, absorbent mass use to soften or extract unwanted components from a treated surface. Poultices may be made from a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sponge sponge], a matt of soft fibers, or a gelling material, such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=methyl | + | A moist, absorbent mass use to soften or extract unwanted components from a treated surface. Poultices may be made from a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=sponge sponge], a matt of soft fibers, or a gelling material, such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=methyl%20cellulose methyl cellulose]. Added components, such as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=solvent solvents], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=surfactant surfactants], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=enzyme enzymes], or [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=chelating%20agent chelating agents], are used to solubilize the unwanted components, which then are absorbed by the poultice material. |
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* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poultice (Accessed Nov. 9, 2005) | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poultice (Accessed Nov. 9, 2005) | ||
− | * | + | * Random House, ''Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language'', Grammercy Book, New York, 1997 |
* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 |
Revision as of 06:33, 24 July 2013
Description
A moist, absorbent mass use to soften or extract unwanted components from a treated surface. Poultices may be made from a sponge, a matt of soft fibers, or a gelling material, such as methyl cellulose. Added components, such as solvents, surfactants, enzymes, or chelating agents, are used to solubilize the unwanted components, which then are absorbed by the poultice material.
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- A Glossary of Paper Conservation Terms, Margaret Ellis (ed.), Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York City, 1998
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poultice (Accessed Nov. 9, 2005)
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998