Plastination is an anatomical preparate preparation technique characterized by the replacement of tissue fluids with a reactive polymer. Although more challenging and economically costly than many methods, this method desirable because fact that specimens created in are highly similar to natural appearance intended objects, they durable harmless end products for human health. Our main goal was ...

For the purposes of teaching anatomy, use cadaver preparations is considered most efficient way ensuring that students retain knowledge. Nevertheless, in Ecuador animal specimens universities must comply with internationally accepted principles replacement, reduction and refinement (3Rs). Plastination an alternative technique which allows organs to be conserved long term complies 3Rs. The objec...

Introduction: Plastination is a unique technique for preservation of biological specimens used for teaching purposes. The protocol of flexible sheet plastination includes fixation, slicing, dehydration, force impregnation, casting, and curing (Hajian, Rabiei, Fatollahpour & Esfandiary, 2008). The procedure is done by using P87 flexible unsaturated polyester resin and provides heavy, gross, frag...

Background: As Anatomical education advances very rapidly, and at the same time, there is huge demand scarcity of true biological models, mainly brain tissue. In this scenario, in 1977, Guther Von Hagens worked on plastics experimented voraciously diffusing various into large specimens ultimately succeeded coined term “Plastination”. This technique popular Western countries as latter greatly mi...

The male urogenital system represents a morphologically complex region that arises from a common embryological origin. However, it is typically studied separately as the excretory system is dissected with the posterior wall of the abdomen while the reproductive features are exposed with the pelvis and perineum dissection. Additionally, the reproductive structures are typically dissected followi...

Introduction: Unstained formalin-fixed whole brain specimens and brain slices do not give satisfactory results for teaching neuroanatomy. In addition, difficulties in obtaining human brains for dissection have increased the demand for more durable brain specimens that have been obtained by the plastination technique. In the present study brain specimens were sliced, fixed and stained using the ...

introduction: unstained formalin-fixed whole brain specimens and brain slices do not give satisfactory results for teaching neuroanatomy. in addition, difficulties in obtaining human brains for dissection have increased the demand for more durable brain specimens that have been obtained by the plastination technique. in the present study brain specimens were sliced, fixed and stained using the ...