This was invented by German Gunther von Hagens in the 1970s and introduced to China in 2000. Specimens preserved by plastination have been dehydrated and degreased, so what we see now is muscle tissue, which looks more symmetrical and beautiful. With such a technology, specimens can be preserved for 500 years
He was inspired by the works of Renaissance anatomists.
The vast majority of his human specimens were plastinated in China (he reportedly employed 200 Chinese workers), a technique that required a lot of labor and was so time-consuming that it could only be done in a year. Producing a specimen (after his patent expired, this technology was improved by American D. Corning, which only takes 1/10 of the original time).
Plastination first requires cleaning the body (just like bathing a living person)
Then soak it in acetone to remove the moisture from the body tissue and inject silicone Polymer preparation
After the whole body immersion, the corpse is sent into the whole body plasticizer. By reducing the pressure inside, the acetone turns into gas and evaporates from the corpse, and the polymer is pressed in
p>Finally, a catalyst is applied to the skin and curing begins for two days
Plastination of a corpse costs approximately $50,000.
Bioplastination is a special technology that can preserve tissues as if they were alive. It uses a vacuum process to infiltrate biological specimens with active polymers such as silicone rubber and epoxy resin. The type of polymer used determines the optical properties (transparent or opaque) and mechanical properties of the infiltrated specimens. Properties (soft and tough). Plasticization technology can keep the surface of the specimen in its original state and preserve the structure of cells at the microscope level. The plasticized specimen is dry, odorless, durable, can be stored for a long time, and is easy to learn.