However if small amounts of epsomite were formed on the paint surface after artificial ageing, these were below the ATR detection limit, making it quite unlikely that these soluble sulphates were the cause of the water sensitivity observed: a fairly significant swelling effect during cleaning tests was observed, which is suggestive of rapid water ingress to the paint.
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The stability of paintings and the molecular structure of the oil paint polymeric network.
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