Which materials to use for packaging artifacts.

It is important to use inert, chemically stable packing materials. This way you can be sure no chemical reactions will take place between the object and the packing material over time. Packing materials should be suitable for the object, cost effective and flexible for multiple uses. This way the same materials can be used across collections for numerous packing solutions.

Packing for short or long term should be considered. For example, using materials like bubble wrap can be an ideal way to provide temporary support and protection for transportation but should not be used long-term as the plastic will degrade over time. Museums have a standard range of materials identified as chemically stable, flexible and suitable for long-term use across collections:

• Acid-free tissue
• Acid-free board
• Plastazote® foam (closed cell, inert foam)
• Polyethylene sheeting
• Polyethylene bags
• Tyvek® sheeting (synthetic material made of flash spun polyethylene fibres)
• Stainless steel pins
• Unbleached cotton tape
• Correx® board (corrugated plastic sheeting) 
• Melinex® envelopes (archival polyester clear sleeves)

文物包裝材料的選擇。選用惰性且化學性質穩定的包裝材料至關重要。唯有如此，方能確保文物與包裝材料之間不會隨著時間的推移而發生化學反應。理想的包裝材料應契合文物的特性，兼具成本效益，並具備靈活的多用途性。這樣一來，同一批材料便可通用於各類藏品，滿足多種不同的包裝需求。

在進行包裝設計時，必須兼顧短期與長期存放的需求。舉例而言，氣泡膜之類的材料雖是運輸過程中提供臨時支撐與防護的理想之選，卻不宜用於長期存放，因為其塑膠材質會隨時間推移而逐漸老化降解。各大博物館通常會確立一套標準化的材料清單，這些材料均被認定為化學性質穩定、用途靈活，且適用於各類藏品的長期保存：

• 無酸薄頁紙
• 無酸卡紙/板材
• Plastazote® 泡棉（閉孔結構、惰性泡棉）
• 聚乙烯薄膜
• 聚乙烯袋
• Tyvek® 薄膜（由閃蒸紡絲製程製成的聚乙烯合成材料）
• 不銹鋼插針
• 未漂白棉質織帶
• Correx® 板材（波紋塑膠板）
• Melinex® 封套（檔案級聚酯透明保護套）