Polymers are present in most organic materials in the field of cultural heritage science and art conservation. This makes the study of polymer chemistry necessary in art conservation graduate training programs. Given each program approaches this important topic in different ways, the present paper describes areas of common ground and problems we, as faculty in two of the programs in North America, have found, and how we have addressed them: from stressing the importance of polymer science as part of a holistic educational model to emerging art conservators, to addressing the characterization and degradation of polymers in cultural heritage. While they are seemingly different, both approaches successfully accomplish our overall goal: instill scientific curiosity and problem solving using the extremely ubiquitous class of materials we know as polymers. Consequently, our strategies and the practical exercises we are describing can be easily applied to other areas where polymers are present.

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通过文化遗产教授高分子化学

在文化遗产科学和艺术保护领域，聚合物存在于大多数有机材料中。这使得在艺术保护研究生培训计划中必须研究聚合物化学。鉴于每个计划都以不同的方式处理这一重要主题，因此本白皮书描述了我们作为北美两个计划的教职员工发现的共同点和问题领域，以及我们如何解决这些问题：强调聚合物的重要性科学作为新兴艺术保护者整体教育模型的一部分，以解决文化遗产中聚合物的表征和降解问题。尽管它们似乎有所不同，但这两种方法都成功地实现了我们的总体目标：使用我们称为高分子的极其普遍的材料灌输科学的好奇心和解决问题的能力。因此，我们描述的策略和实践练习可以轻松地应用于存在聚合物的其他领域。