With the improvement in the quality of living standards, people are gradually pursuing art. As an essential material for artwork, the quality of paper determines whether the artwork can be preserved intact. This paper focuses on the preparation of cellulose-titanium dioxide nanocomposites and investigates the changes in the ageing resistance and water resistance of artworks after the application of the paper protection layer. The paper was analysed by SEM to determine the changes in fibre morphology with and without nanocomposites. The paper coated with nanocomposites was found to have very stable strength properties. When observing fading, we found that within one hour, the titanium dioxide coated paper faded about one time faster than the paper without any material. When looking at the change in tensile strength of the different papers after accelerated ageing, it was clear that over a period of 100 years, the tensile strength of the paper coated with nanocomposites is reduced by less than 2N/cm2, while the tensile strength of the paper without the material is reduced by 10.7N/cm2.

Gang Lin. Cellulose-titanium Dioxide Nanocomposite in Protective Coating of Paper Artwork. International Journal of Art Innovation and Development (2020), Vol. 1, Issue 3: 14-27. https://doi.org/10.38007/IJAID.2020.010302.

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