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Heirtage Science, Spectroscopy, Conservation of Cultural Heritage, Photography, Colorants
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Employment (6)

National Research Council: Florence, Tuscany, IT

2020-09-01 to present | Researcher (National Institute of Optics)
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas

University of Bologna: RAVENNA, RA, IT

2017-11-01 to 2021-04-16 | Ph.D. student (Chemistry Department)
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas

Alma Mater Studiorum Universita' di Bologna: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT

2019-12-01 to 2020-02-29 | Borsisti (DIPARTIMENTO DI CHIMICA "GIACOMO CIAMICIAN")
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Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna - IRIS

University of Bologna: RAVENNA, RA, IT

2018-05 to 2018-10 | Tutor of Master degree programme in Science for the Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Heritage (Ravenna Campus)
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas

University of Bologna: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT

2016-05 to 2017-10 | International Desk Tutor (Ravenna Campus)
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas

El Colegio de Michoacán: Zamora, Michoacán, MX

2012-07-02 to 2015-09-12 | Researcher assistant (Laboratorio de Análisis y Diagnóstico del Patrimonio)
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas

Education and qualifications (3)

University of Bologna: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT

2018-11-01 to 2021-04 | Ph.D. in Chemistry (Chemistry)
Education
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas

University of Bologna: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT

2015-10-05 to 2017-10-26 | Master in Science for the Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Heritage
Education
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas

Escuela de Conservación y Restauración de Occidente: Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX

2007-08 to 2012-06 | Bachelor in Restoration of Movable Cultural Property
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas

Professional activities (4)

Asociazione Nazionale degli Esperti di Diagnostica e di Scienze e Tecnologie Applicate ai Beni Culturrali: Rome, Lazio, IT

2018-01 to present | Socio ordinario
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas

Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia: Ciudad de Mexico, México DF, MX

2018-10 | Paul Corenmans Prize to the best Master Degree Thesis in Conservation of Cultural Heritage
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas

University of Bologna: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT

2016-10 | Prize to best non U.E. students enrolled in the A.Y. 2016-2017
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas

Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia: Ciudad de Mexico, México DF, MX

2014-10 | Honourable mention Paul Coremans Prize to the best Bachelor thesis in Conservation of Cultural Heritage
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas

Funding (1)

Senior fellow

2020 to 2022 | Salary award
Regione Toscana, CNR (Florence, Tuscany, IT)
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas

Works (22)

3D scanning of daguerreotypes

Journal of Physics: Photonics
2024-07-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Diego Quintero Balbas; Luca Pezzati; Barbara Cattaneo; Valentina Righetti; Jana Striova
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Non-invasive stratigraphic analyzes of gelatine-based modern painting materials with linear and nonlinear optical methods

Journal of Physics: Photonics
2024-07-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Diego Quintero Balbas; Laura Maestro-Guijarro; Paula María Carmona-Quiroga; Mohamed Oujja; Marta Castillejo; Francesca Bettini; Simone Porcinai; Jana Striova
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Historical Pigments and Paint Layers: Raman Spectral Library with 852 nm Excitation Laser

Minerals
2024-05-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Silvia Innocenti; Diego Quintero Balbas; Monica Galeotti; Andrea Cagnini; Simone Porcinai; Jana Striova
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Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for madder lake detection in painting layers

The European Physical Journal Plus
2023-05-04 | Journal article
Contributors: S. Innocenti; M. Ricci; D. Quintero Balbas; R. Fontana; J. Striova; M. Becucci
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The Degradation of Daguerreotypes and the Relationship with Their Multi-Material Structure: A Multimodal Investigation

Sensors
2023-04-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Diego Quintero Balbas; Barbara Cattaneo; Andrea Cagnini; Paolo Belluzzo; Sandra Rossi; Raffaella Fontana; Jana Striova
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Development of a multi-method analytical approach based on the combination of synchrotron radiation X-ray micro-analytical techniques and vibrational micro-spectroscopy methods to unveil the causes and mechanism of darkening of "fake-gilded" decorations in a Cimabue painting

Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85122880070

Part of ISSN: 13645544 02679477
Contributors: Monico, L.; Prati, S.; Sciutto, G.; Catelli, E.; Romani, A.; Balbas, D.Q.; Li, Z.; De Meyer, S.; Nuyts, G.; Janssens, K. et al.
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas via Scopus - Elsevier
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Nonlinear imaging and vibrational spectroscopic analysis of cellulosic fibres treated with COEX® flame-retardant for tapestry preservation

RSC Advances
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Alice Dal Fovo; Jana Striova; Diego Quintero Balbas; Sara Mattana; Niccolò Tacconi; Riccardo Cicchi; Raffaella Fontana
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The Colors of the Butterfly Wings: Non-Invasive Microanalytical Studies of Hand-Coloring Materials in 19th-Century Daguerreotypes

Heritage
2022-12 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas; Barbara Cattaneo; Andrea Cagnini; Paolo Belluzzo; Silvia Innocenti; Sandra Rossi; Raffaella Fontana; JANA STRIOVA
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Non-Invasive Evaluation of Polymeric Protective Coatings for Metal Surfaces of Cultural Heritage Objects: Comparison of Optical and Electromagnetic Methods

Applied Sciences
2022-07 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas; Alice Dal Fovo; Daniela Porcu; Antonina Chaban; Simone Porcinai; Raffaella Fontana; JANA STRIOVA
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Evaluation of an eco-friendly flame retardant treatment applied to cellulosic textiles used for the conservation of historical tapestries

Polymer Degradation and Stability
2022-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Diego Quintero Balbas; Claudia Cirrincione; Marta Cimò; Giancarlo Lanterna; Benedetto Pizzo; Raffaella Fontana; Jana Striova
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Portable Sequentially Shifted Excitation Raman Spectroscopy to Examine Historic Powders Enclosed in Glass Vials

Sensors
2022-05 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Silvia Innocenti; Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas; Luca Pezzati; Raffaella Fontana; JANA STRIOVA
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Noninvasive identification of turmeric and saffron dyes in proteinaceous textile fibres using Raman spectroscopy and multivariate analysis

Journal of Raman Spectroscopy
2022-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Diego Quintero Balbas; Giancarlo Lanterna; Claudia Cirrincione; Marilena Ricci; Maurizio Becucci; Raffaella Fontana; Jana Striova
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Non-invasive identification of textile fibres using near-infrared fibre optics reflectance spectroscopy and multivariate classification techniques

The European Physical Journal Plus
2022-01-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Diego Quintero Balbas; Giancarlo Lanterna; Claudia Cirrincione; Raffaella Fontana; Jana Striova
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Fluorescence Lifetime Phasor Analysis and Raman Spectroscopy of Pigmented Organic Binders and Coatings Used in Artworks

Applied Sciences
2021-12 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Alice Dal Fovo; Sara Mattana; Antonina Chaban; Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas; João Luis Lagarto; JANA STRIOVA; Riccardo Cicchi; Raffaella Fontana
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Holy Corn. Interdisciplinary Study of a Mexican 16th-Century Polychrome Maize Stem, Paper, and <i>Colorín</i> Wood Sculpture

Heritage
2021-07 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas; Esteban Sánchez-Rodríguez; Álvaro Zárate Ramírez
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Chemical and morphological decay in maize stem sculptures

Science and Digital Technology for Cultural Heritage - Interdisciplinary Approach to Diagnosis, Vulnerability, Risk Assessment and Graphic Information Models - Proceedings of the 4th International Congress Science and Technology for the conservation of cultural heritage, TECHNOHERITAGE 2019
2020 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85083372740

Contributors: Ortega-Ordaz, A.A.; Sánchez-Rodríguez, E.; Rojas-Abarca, L.; Bojórquez-Quintal, J.E.; Ku-González, A.; Cruz-Cárdenas, C.I.; Quintero-Balbás, D.I.
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas via Scopus - Elsevier

Where is Dante Now? Street Art: Conservation, Rejection and Elimination. The Case of the Street Art Mosaics in Ravenna, Italy,¿DÓNDE ESTÁ DANTE AHORA? STREET ART: CONSERVACIÓN, RECHAZO Y ELIMINACIÓN. EL CASO DE LOS MOSAICOS DE STREET ART EN RÁVENA, ITALIA

En-Claves del Pensamiento
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85164571559

Part of ISSN: 25941100 1870879X
Contributors: Balbás, D.I.Q.
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¿Dónde está dante ahora? Street art: conservación, rechazo y eliminación. El caso de los mosaicos de Street art en Rávena, Italia

En-claves del Pensamiento
2020 | Journal article
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141164253001

Contributors: Diego Iván Quintero Balbás
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas via Redalyc

Thin-layer chromatography/metal underlayer-ATR FTIR methodology for the study of synthetic dyes extracted from degraded wool fibres

New Journal of Chemistry
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85067391732

Part of ISSN: 13699261 11440546
Contributors: Quintero Balbas, D.; Prati, S.; Sciutto, G.; Catelli, E.; Mazzeo, R.
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas via Scopus - Elsevier
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La Nobleza de la Restauración. Una reflexión en torno a la cientificidad de la disciplina

Conserva
2016 | Journal article
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas

To be preserved or to be replaced? Contemporary religious imagery in Latin America and its conservation

Studies in Conservation
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84988384536

Contributors: Quintero Balbás, D.I.
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas via Scopus - Elsevier
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Restauración: entre la técnica y la ciencia. Breve reflexión

revista PH
2014-10-27 | Journal article
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Diego Ivan Quintero Balbas

Peer review (15 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for Arts. (1)
Review activity for Heritage. (14)