Pedigree doll disease: an application of FT-Raman spectroscopy to polymer degradation

Howell G.M. Edwards; Anthony F. Johnson; Ian R. Lewis; Paul H. Turner

doi:10.1117/12.166675

31 January 1994 Pedigree doll disease: an application of FT-Raman spectroscopy to polymer degradation

Howell G.M. Edwards, Anthony F. Johnson, Ian R. Lewis, Paul H. Turner

Proceedings Volume 2089, 9th International Conference on Fourier Transform Spectroscopy; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.166675
Event: Fourier Transform Spectroscopy: Ninth International Conference, 1993, Calgary, Canada

Abstract

The deterioration of cellulose acetate polymer dolls which results in the phenomenon known as Pedigree Doll Disease (PDD) has been studied by FT-Raman spectroscopy. The disfigurement produced by PDD can be quite extensive and results in the impairment of moving parts. Viscous brown deposits were identified spectroscopically as iron acetate and their formation linked with the polymer degradation to acetic acid in the presence of iron fastenings which secure the doll's eyes and limbs.

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Howell G.M. Edwards, Anthony F. Johnson, Ian R. Lewis, and Paul H. Turner "Pedigree doll disease: an application of FT-Raman spectroscopy to polymer degradation", Proc. SPIE 2089, 9th International Conference on Fourier Transform Spectroscopy, (31 January 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.166675

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