Nanotechnology and metal engraving: collaborative work in scientific laboratory

Abstract

This text is part of the postdoctoral research, developed in PPG in Pharmaceutical Sciences of UFRGS, in 2018, with funding from CNPq. The main goal of the research is to use nanotechnology knowledge to characterize, plan, develop and produce alternative non-toxic materials for use in the printmaking, such as varnishes and intaglio inks. We analyze the types, profile and size of particles present in the varnishes, to improve the alternative materials in order to obtain a differentiated technical and artistic response. We intend to offer new bases for the realization of the images made through the intaglio etching using new technologies from the production of new materials and also the comprehension (in nanoscales) of what we perceive intuitively through the graphic expression in the intaglio etching and printing lines, grooves, points and other incisions produced on the engraving plates.

Keywords

• gravura em metal. gravura não-tóxica. nanotecnologia. interdisciplinaridade. processos colaborativos