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Gunther von Hagens in Cologne, 2000 In its first twenty years, plastination was used to preserve small specimens of tissue for medical study. It was not until the early 1990s that equipment was developed to make it possible to plastinate whole body specimens, each specimen taking up to 1,500 hours of work to prepare. [ 15 ]
Plastination is a technique used in anatomy to preserve bodies or body parts, first developed by Gunther von Hagens in 1977. The process involves replacing water and fat in tissues with plastics, resulting in specimens that can be touched, do not smell or decay, and retain most properties of the original sample.
Gunther von Hagens developed the preservation process which "unite[s] subtle anatomy and modern polymer chemistry", [1] in the late 1970s. A series of Body Worlds anatomical exhibitions has toured many countries worldwide, sometimes raising controversies about the sourcing and display of actual human corpses and body parts.
The bodies are prevented from decaying by means of plastination, a rubberization process patented in the 1970s by anatomist Gunther von Hagens.The essence of the process is the replacement of water and fatty material in the cells of the body first by acetone and then by plastics, such as silicone rubber, polyester or epoxy resin.
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 specimens that can be touched, do not smell or decay , and even retain most properties of the original sample.
Lee became known to a wider public after participating in a public autopsy in November 2002 with Gunther von Hagens, creator of the Body Worlds exhibition. [3] This led to three television series as co-presenter with von Hagens, Anatomy for Beginners (screened in the UK on Channel 4 in 2005), Autopsy: Life and Death (Channel 4, 2006) and Autopsy: Emergency Room (Channel 4, 2007).
Anatomy for Beginners is a television show created by Gunther von Hagens. In this 4-part series, von Hagens and Professor John Lee demonstrated the anatomical structure and workings of the body. The 4 episodes ( Movement , Circulation , Digestion , and Reproduction ) were screened in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 in 2005.
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