Glossary · Curation
Reversibility
The conservation principle that anything added to a specimen should be removable later without damage: consolidants and adhesives soluble in a known solvent, fills that can be lifted, coatings that come off.
The conservation principle that anything added to a specimen should be removable later without damage: consolidants and adhesives soluble in a known solvent, fills that can be lifted, coatings that come off. Cyanoacrylate and epoxy fail it.
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Stratum Study. "Reversibility" (Glossary). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-16. https://stratum.black/study/glossary/reversibility. Accessed 2026-09-20.
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