1. Course intro, history of traditional and modern restoration materials
2. Adhesive theory, wetting, Tg, polymers, resins and dispersions
3. Solubility theory, solubility testing, and Teas graph
4. Laboratory safety, toxicity measurements, PPE, and "green" solvents
5. Non-instrumental polymer identification and practice.
6. Acrylic resins, formulations, properties, and differences
7. Acrylic dispersions, formulations, properties, and differences
8. Acrylic resins and dispersions, modification, reversibility, practice
9. PVA, PVB, and PVOH resins and dispersions, properties, and differences
10. PVA, PVB, and PVOH, modification, reversibility, practice
11. Wax/resin and BEVA hot melts, formulations, properties, and differences
12. Wax/resin and BEVA hot melts, modification, reversibility, practice
13. Cellulose Ethers and Aquazol, formulations, properties, and differences
14. Cellulose ethers and Aquazol, modification, reversibility, practice
15. Intro to crosslink polymer: Epoxy, Polyester, Silicone, cyanoacrylates
16. Epoxy workshop, treatment methods
17. Silicones and cyanoacrylates workshop
18. Semester review