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A Nanofocused Light on Stradivari Violins: Infrared s-SNOM Reveals New Clues Behind Craftsmanship Mastery

Chiaramaria Stani, Claudia Invernizzi, Giovanni Birarda et al., 2022. Analytical Chemistry 94, 14815–14819.

Infrared nanospectroscopy (s-SNOM) of cross-sections from two Stradivari violins (Toscano 1690, San Lorenzo 1718), detecting a thin protein-based layer between wood and varnish.

MYS0CQAGHPG1DX9 · mystery · click to copyMStradivari "secret"Articledoi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02965Checked against the original0

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Cited for the ground layer, the one part of the finish still argued.

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Stani, C., Invernizzi, C., Birarda, G., Davit, P., Vaccari, L., Malagodi, M., Gulmini, M., & Fiocco, G. (2022). A Nanofocused Light on Stradivari Violins: Infrared s-SNOM Reveals New Clues Behind Craftsmanship Mastery. Analytical Chemistry 94, 14815–14819. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02965
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