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  1. Architectural Polychromy on the Athenian Acropolis: An In Situ Non-Invasive Analytical Investigation of the Colour Remains

    Article • Heritage, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  2. Review and New Evidence on the Molluscan Purple Pigment Used in the Early Late Bronze Age Aegean Wall Paintings

    Article • Heritage, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  3. Advanced analytical investigation on degradation markers in wall paintings

    Article • Microchemical Journal, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  4. Ancient encaustic: An experimental exploration of technology, ageing behaviour and approaches to analytical investigation

    Article • Microchemical Journal, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  5. The identification of lac as a pigment in ancient Greek polychromy - The case of a Hellenistic oinochoe from Canosa di Puglia

    Article • Dyes and Pigments, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  6. The effect of TiO2 component on the properties of acrylic and urea-aldehyde resins under accelerated ageing conditions

    Article • Pure and Applied Chemistry, October 2017, De Gruyter

    Dr Panagiotis Argitis, Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  7. A technical step forward in the integration of visible-induced luminescence imaging methods for the study of ancient polychromy

    Article • Heritage Science, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  8. Micro FTIR imaging for the investigation of deteriorated organic binders in wall painting stratigraphies of different techniques and periods

    Article • Microchemical Journal, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  9. Improving FTIR imaging speciation of organic compound residues or their degradation products in wall painting samples, by introducing a new thin section preparation strategy based on cyclododecane pre-treatment

    Article • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  10. Physicochemical characterization and provenance of colouring materials from Akrotiri-Thera in relation to their archaeological context and application

    Article • Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  11. Evaluation of the effect of six different paint cross section preparation methods on the performances of Fourier Transformed Infrared microscopy in attenuated total reflection mode

    Article • Microchemical Journal, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  12. Corrections to Special Issue on Art Conservation

    Article • Accounts of Chemical Research, February 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  13. Lead pigments and related tools at Akrotiri, Thera, Greece. Provenance and application techniques

    Article • Journal of Archaeological Science, August 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  14. Material Aspects of Icons. A Review on Physicochemical Studies of Greek Icons

    Article • Accounts of Chemical Research, April 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  15. Application of the Kubelka—Munk Correction for Self-Absorption of Fluorescence Emission in Carmine Lake Paint Layers

    Article • Applied Spectroscopy, December 2009, SAGE Publications

    Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  16. Microanalytical investigation of degradation issues in Byzantine wall paintings

    Article • Applied Physics A, March 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  17. Analytical study into El Greco’s baptism of Christ: clues to the genius of his palette

    Article • Applied Physics A, November 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ioannis Karapanagiotis, Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  18. Chapter 12 Diagnostic methodology for the examination of Byzantine frescoes and icons. Non-destructive investigation and pigment identification

    Article • January 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou

  19. Ochre-differentiation through micro-Raman and micro-FTIR spectroscopies: application on wall paintings at Meteora and Mount Athos, Greece

    Article • Spectrochimica Acta Part A Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, January 2000, Elsevier

    Dr Sophia Sotiropoulou