The search for stable dyes, resisting heat and moisture in particular, places several organic-inorganic hybrids as particularly appropriate and environmentally friendly solutions: the colour can be durably fixed by trapping or encapsulating the organic dye on a mineral or in a clay matrix. Here we examine the diffusion and the fixing process of indigo molecules inside the cages and channels of appropriate alumino-silicates such as zeolites. We succeed in producing a stable composite, whose colour and stability resemble those of the historical Maya Blue pigment. Yet the physical and chemical processes which govern the exceptional stability of Maya Blue still are an object of controversy. Therefore the present study revisits the structural an...
The structure of the indigo@silicalite pigment, an analog of ancient Maya Blue, has been determined ...
International audienceThere are conflicting reports on molecular interactions between indigo and the...
Pigments developed by the Mayan civilization around 8th century, represent some of the most versatil...
The search for stable dyes, resisting heat and moisture in particular, places several organic-inorga...
International audienceThe durability of an organic colour and its resistance against external chemic...
International audienceThe search for durable dyes led several past civilizations to develop artifici...
International audienceIn the search for stable and enduring organic colors, we have combined indigo,...
Maya Blue is an artificial pigment used in Pre-Columbian America, renowned for its chemical stabilit...
The Maya Blue is a famous blue pigment developed by pre-Columbian civilizations of Mesoamerica and m...
Maya Blue is actually one of the best known examples of an organic-inorganic hybrid material. Yet de...
Pigments developed by the Mayan civilization around 8th century, represent some of the most versatil...
Car-Parrinello structural optimizations of realistic models of the Maya Blue (MB) hybrid material ar...
The structure of the indigo@silicalite pigment, an analog of ancient Maya Blue, has been determined ...
International audienceThere are conflicting reports on molecular interactions between indigo and the...
Pigments developed by the Mayan civilization around 8th century, represent some of the most versatil...
The search for stable dyes, resisting heat and moisture in particular, places several organic-inorga...
International audienceThe durability of an organic colour and its resistance against external chemic...
International audienceThe search for durable dyes led several past civilizations to develop artifici...
International audienceIn the search for stable and enduring organic colors, we have combined indigo,...
Maya Blue is an artificial pigment used in Pre-Columbian America, renowned for its chemical stabilit...
The Maya Blue is a famous blue pigment developed by pre-Columbian civilizations of Mesoamerica and m...
Maya Blue is actually one of the best known examples of an organic-inorganic hybrid material. Yet de...
Pigments developed by the Mayan civilization around 8th century, represent some of the most versatil...
Car-Parrinello structural optimizations of realistic models of the Maya Blue (MB) hybrid material ar...
The structure of the indigo@silicalite pigment, an analog of ancient Maya Blue, has been determined ...
International audienceThere are conflicting reports on molecular interactions between indigo and the...
Pigments developed by the Mayan civilization around 8th century, represent some of the most versatil...