Table 5 Sampling technique suitability by polymer

From: Non-invasive identification of polymers in cultural heritage collections: evaluation, optimisation and application of portable FTIR (ATR and external reflectance) spectroscopy to three-dimensional polymer-based objects

Object

Polymer

ATR clamped

ATR handheld

ER

Sunglasses

CA

āœ“

āœ“

āœ“

Vanity box

CN

āœ“

āœ“

āœ“

Ashtray

PF

 

āœ—

āœ“

Buckle

CSF

 

āœ—

āœ“

Canister lid

MF

 

āœ—

āœ“

Jelly mould

PS

āœ“

āœ“

āœ“

Camera body

ABS

āœ“*

āœ“

āœ“*

Goblet

PP

āœ“

āœ“

āœ“*

Bottle lid

PE

āœ“

āœ“

āœ“

Knife handle

PMMA

āœ“

āœ“

āœ“

Buttons

Polyester resin

āœ“

āœ“*

āœ“

Flash screen

PC

āœ“

āœ“

āœ“

Cable

PVC plasticised

āœ“

āœ“

āœ—

Padding

PUR foam

āœ“

āœ“

āœ—

Light meter screen

PA

āœ“*

āœ“

āœ“*

  1. āœ“ polymer suitable for technique; āœ—, polymer not suitable for technique; āœ“*, polymer suitable for technique but object characteristics impacted spectra