Plastination
Plastination is a technique used in anatomy to conserve bodies or body parts. The water and fat are replaced by certain plastics, yielding specimen that can be touched, do not smell or decay, and even retain most microscopic properties of the original sample.
External links
- Preservation by Plastination, on Body Worlds page
Links from the Institute of Biomedical Science
- Plastination: Is it science or art?
- Plastination: Silicone Impregnation of Specimens (the standard S10 technique)
- Plastination: The Sheet Plastination Technique
- List of US patents by Gunther von Hagens
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