Human specimen plastination by using synthetic plastic polymer

Authors

  • J Chaudhary Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Universal College of Medical Sciences & Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa
  • K Supriya Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Universal College of Medical Sciences & Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa
  • S Singh Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Universal College of Medical Sciences & Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa
  • SK Shah Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Universal College of Medical Sciences & Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v1i4.9580

Keywords:

Human specimen, Plastination, Plastic polymer

Abstract

Plastination is a preservation technique which keeps human specimen in natural, dry, hard and odour less state. This is introduced by Dr. Gunther Van Hagen. Recently, anatomists are doing research in plastination to give durable and better human specimen for demonstration tool, museum specimen without formalin irritation. In the department of anatomy, plastic polymer and chloroform is used in plastination. The formalin fixed specimens are dehydrated in acetone. Then transferred to polythene polymer mixer for impregnation and harden in natural drying process. At the end dry, hard and odour less specimens are obtained. In our experience plastination shows the plastinates are natural, dry, hard and odour less state can be an excellent medical educational tool.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v1i4.9580

Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences (2013) Vol.1 No.04: 66-68

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Published

2014-01-12

How to Cite

Chaudhary, J., Supriya, K., Singh, S., & Shah, S. (2014). Human specimen plastination by using synthetic plastic polymer. Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences, 1(4), 66–68. https://doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v1i4.9580

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 4 (2013)

Section

Techniques

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