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J Phys Chem B

Title:		Acrylic Paints: An Atomistic View of Polymer Structure and Effects of Environmental Pollutants
Author(s):		Iscen A; Forero-Martinez NC; Valsson O; Kremer K;
Address:		"Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany"
Journal Title:		J Phys Chem B
Year:		2021
Volume:		20210915
Issue:		38
Page Number:		10854 - 10865
DOI:		10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c05188
ISSN/ISBN:		1520-5207 (Electronic) 1520-6106 (Print) 1520-5207 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Most of the artwork and cultural heritage objects are stored in museums under conditions that are difficult to monitor. While advanced technologies aim to control and prevent the degradation of cultural heritage objects in line with preventive conservation measures, there is much to be learned in terms of the physical processes that lead to the degradation of the synthetic polymers that form the basis of acrylic paints largely used in contemporary art. In museums, stored objects are often exposed to temperature and relative humidity fluctuations as well as airborne pollutants such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The glass transition of acrylic paints is below room temperature; while low temperatures may cause cracking, at high temperatures the sticky surface of the paint becomes vulnerable to pollutants. Here we develop fully atomistic models to understand the structure of two types of acrylic copolymers and their interactions with VOCs and water. The structure and properties of acrylic copolymers are slighlty modified by incorporation of a monomer with a longer side chain. With favorable solvation free energies, once absorbed, VOCs and water interact with the polymer side chains to form hydrogen bonds. The cagelike structure of the polymers prevents the VOCs and water to diffuse freely below the glass transition temperature. In addition, our model forms the foundation for developing mesoscopic and continuum models that will allow us to access longer time and length scales to further our understanding of the degradation of artwork"
Keywords:		*Environmental Pollutants Paint Polymers Temperature *Volatile Organic Compounds;
Notes:		"MedlineIscen, Aysenur Forero-Martinez, Nancy C Valsson, Omar Kremer, Kurt eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2021/09/16 J Phys Chem B. 2021 Sep 30; 125(38):10854-10865. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c05188. Epub 2021 Sep 15"