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  1. Plastination - Wikipedia

    Plastination is a technique or process used in anatomy to preserve bodies or body parts, first developed by Gunther von Hagens in 1977. [1] The water and fat are replaced by certain plastics, yielding …

  2. The International Society For Plastination

    Plastination is a unique technique of tissue preservation developed by Dr. Gunther von Hagens in Heidelberg, Germany in 1978. In this process, water and lipids in biological tissues are replaced by …

  3. About Plastination - The University of Toledo

    Oct 8, 2024 · Plastination is a technique of tissue preservation developed by Gunther von Hagens in 1977 consists of forced impregnation of biological specimens with plastic resins.

  4. The Plastination Technique – invented by Dr. Gunther von Hagens!

    Plastination is a process designed to preserve the body for educational and instructional purposes – in a more detailed way than ever before. Plastinates are dry, odorless, durable and are particularly …

  5. Plastination: The Art of Preservation - Grand Valley State University

    Plastination is the process of impregnating animal, human or plant tissues with a variety of plastic or silicone products to render the tissues odor-free, dry and permanently preserved for educational and …

  6. The Plastination Process | Anatomic Excellence

    Invented by Dr. Gunther von Hagens in 1977, plastination is a process used to preserve real, human bodies in six standard steps that take more than a year to complete. The end result can be safely …

  7. PLASTINATION Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PLASTINATION is a technique for the preservation of biological tissue that involves replacing water and fat in tissue with a polymer (such as silicone or polyester) to produce a dry …

  8. Preservation Methodologies - Plastination

    Plastination is a preservation method to generate non-toxic anatomical specimens, which can be used for long-term educational purposes. The basic idea of plastination is that a plastic polymer replaces …

  9. Plastination - Drexel University

    Plastination, a preservation technique patented by Gunther von Hagens in 1979, involves impregnating biological tissues with synthetic resin to create durable, lifelike specimens.

  10. Plastination Explained

    Specimens, which can vary from a full human body to a small piece of an animal organ, are known as 'plastinates'. Once plastinated, the specimens and bodies are further manipulated and positioned …