Table 2 DS of the cellulose nitrate cinematographic films provided by the NEMOSINE project calculated using the calibration curves

From: A diagnostic tool for assessing the conservation condition of cellulose nitrate and acetate in heritage collections: quantifying the degree of substitution by infrared spectroscopy

Sample

DS

μFTIR

DS

FTIR-ATR

Hardness

(Shore A)

DIF 50 500

1.71

1.76

95 ± 0.80

50508

1.86

1.85

96 ± 0.63

S6

2.06

1.80

96 ± 0.75

S4

2.15

1.89

96 ± 1.10

50509

2.18

1.85

97 ± 1.02

S5

2.20

1.93

97 ± 1.17

Original DSa

2.26

2.26

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  1. For more details, see text
  2. aSee Table 1
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