BioPlastic Lives: Developing a Technical and Social Understanding of Bioplastic Objects Through Investigating their Care, Ageing and Agency in a Museu

所提议的研究具有优秀的质量。这一最初的建议是一个及时和重要的博物馆研究领域：生物塑料的护理，这是一个日益增长的收藏领域，并将其纳入与公众有关其生命周期和塑料在社会中的文化遗产的教育和推广活动中。Panagiotis利用他之前在博物馆藏品中使用塑料和粘合剂的经验以及在博物馆担任管理员的经验撰写了该提案。塑料的老化和护理在过去的十年中才开始被研究，关注生物塑料的目标是一个处于起步阶段的方面。然而，随着生物塑料在社会中的应用越来越多，这是一个越来越重要的方面。制定博物馆内生物塑料护理指南是一个重要问题。就采用所建议的方法的可行性而言，这是一个优秀的项目。该项目在开放大学和塑料设计博物馆（MoDiP）的资源和专业知识范围内是可行的，并进行了一些小的修改。外展方面将大大受益于开放大学主管在不同学生群体在线参与方面的专业知识。该项目还可以从OOC DTP的其他合作伙伴那里受益，因为其他博物馆也有许多塑料物品。

Excellent quality for the proposed research. This original proposal is in a timely and important area of research for museums regarding: the care of bioplastics which is a growing area within collections and their inclusion within educational and outreach activities with the public regarding their life cycle and the cultural heritage of plastics within society. Panagiotis wrote the proposal using his prior experience of plastics and adhesives within museum collections and working as a conservator in museums. The aging and care of plastics has only begun to be studied in the last decade and focusing on bioplastics targets an aspect that is in its infancy. However, as bioplastics are growing in their applications within society this is an aspect that is increasing in importance. The development of guidelines for the care of bioplastics within museums is an important issue. An excellent project in terms of its feasibility using the proposed methodology. The project is feasible within the resources and expertise available at the Open University and the Museum of Design in Plastics (MoDiP) with some minor modifications. The outreach aspects will greatly benefit from the expertise of the OU supervisors in the online engagement of a diverse student cohort. The project could also benefit from the other partners within the OOC DTP because other museums also have many plastic items within their collections.