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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.
Gunther von Hagens (born Gunther Gerhard Liebchen; 10 January 1945) is a German anatomist, businessman and lecturer. He developed the technique for preserving biological tissue specimens called plastination .
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' Body Worlds exhibition, San Diego, California, 2009 The exhibit states that its purpose and mission is the education of laypeople about the human body, leading to better health awareness. [5]
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.
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.
Plastination: The preserved (embalmed) body is prepared by dissection or slicing and fluids are replaced with inert plastic for anatomical study by medical students or display in museums. This technique was pioneered by Gunther von Hagens of the Institute for Plastination.
Gunther von Hagens invented plastination at Heidelberg University in Heidelberg, Germany in 1977. [35] This method of cadaver preservation involves the replacement of fluid and soluble lipids in a body with plastics. [35] The resulting preserved bodies are called plastinates.