Q) What causes artwork to degrade?
A. Natural and man-made pollutants and acidic gases in our everyday environment, as well as by-products of the artwork’s natural aging and deterioration.

Q) How does Artcare work?
A. Microscopic molecular traps built into the fibers of each Artcare product capture and chemically lock up molecules of pollutants and gases, keeping them from reaching and damaging the artwork and from harming the matboard.

Q) Doesn't 100% rag offer time-proven rotection?
A. Properly manufactured rag paper, like all alpha-cellulose papers, provide high levels of permanence, so they don’t harm artwork. However they do not actively protect artwork against pollutants and gases. If your design preference is 100% rag, select Alpharag Artcare.

Q) Don't buffers neutralize air pollution?
A. No, pollutants and most acid gases don’t react with buffers and are therefore not neutralized by them.

Q) If acids are trapped in the matboard, aren’t they being held right against the artwork?
A. No, the Artcare molecular traps hold acid gases, keeping them away from the artwork.

Q) Will the molecular traps ever fill up?
A. No. Every Artcare product contains hundreds of thousands of molecular traps, yielding a functional lifetime that’s virtually infinite.

Q) How do I explain Artcare to my customers?
A. Simply tell your customers you’re giving them the highest level of archival protection available today.