Chemical clues to the mystery of what’s coating Stradivari’s violins (IMAGE)

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Chemical clues to the mystery of what’s coating Stradivari’s violins

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A highly precise, nanometer-scale imaging technique revealed a protein-based layer between the wood and the varnish coating of these two Stradivarius violins.

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Adapted from Analytical Chemistry 2022, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c02965

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