Microsphere, inorganic

Description

Hollow glass (Scotchlite glass bubble [3M]), silica, or ceramic (Zeeosphere) balls that are used as fillers to add volume and decrease weight.

See also microballoon.

Synonyms and Related Terms

microballoon; microesferas de vidro (Port.); Scotchlite [3M] glass bubble; Zeeosphere [3M]; Microballoon Filler [Top Flite]; 410 Microlight [West Systems]

Sources Checked for Data in Record

• Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996

• Pam Hatchfield, Pollutants in the Museum Environment, Archetype Press, London, 2002

• Marie Svoboda, Conservation Survey Index, unpublished, 1997