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Plastination
PLASTINATION
Plastination is a process of preserving organic material and almost any organic material can be plastinated. After plastination the items will never decompose, never dehydrate, is safe to touch and odor free.
Embalmers have an advantage in learning plastination since embalming is the first step. The steps are: embalming, dehydration, degreasing, silicone impregnation, final positioning and curing.
Currently plastination is being performed at research facilities, medical and veterinary schools, and body exhibitors. Bodyworlds is an example of a touring exhibit. Regardless of how you feel about these types of exhibits its hard to argue that plastination wont have a presence in the prep rooms of the future. Plastination makes possible options not currently available in the funeral industry today.
Plastinarium in Guben, Germany. The largest plastination facility in the world.
Germany Trip
July 2008 I attended the 14th International Conference on Plastination in Heidelberg, Germany. For my wife and I the trip was a fantastic experience. This trip was an opportunity to learn from the best plastinators in the world.
Conference site in Heidelberg, Germany.
The second part of the conference took place in Guben, where we spent the day at the Plastinarium.
Dr. Gunther von Hagens discussing his dehydration set up.
Dr. Gunther von Hagens, the inventor of plastination, gave us free reign of the Plastinarium. They plastinate more than humans, while there I saw giraffes, alligators and deer being prepared. We were allowed to take pictures but we had to promise not to publish them. If you ever find yourself at one of my seminars, I'll be glad to share them with you.
Lee and Gunther at the Plastinarium
Plastination is a process of preserving organic material and almost any organic material can be plastinated. After plastination the items will never decompose, never dehydrate, is safe to touch and odor free.
Embalmers have an advantage in learning plastination since embalming is the first step. The steps are: embalming, dehydration, degreasing, silicone impregnation, final positioning and curing.
Currently plastination is being performed at research facilities, medical and veterinary schools, and body exhibitors. Bodyworlds is an example of a touring exhibit. Regardless of how you feel about these types of exhibits its hard to argue that plastination wont have a presence in the prep rooms of the future. Plastination makes possible options not currently available in the funeral industry today.
Plastinarium in Guben, Germany. The largest plastination facility in the world.
Germany Trip
July 2008 I attended the 14th International Conference on Plastination in Heidelberg, Germany. For my wife and I the trip was a fantastic experience. This trip was an opportunity to learn from the best plastinators in the world.
Conference site in Heidelberg, Germany.
The second part of the conference took place in Guben, where we spent the day at the Plastinarium.
Dr. Gunther von Hagens discussing his dehydration set up.
Dr. Gunther von Hagens, the inventor of plastination, gave us free reign of the Plastinarium. They plastinate more than humans, while there I saw giraffes, alligators and deer being prepared. We were allowed to take pictures but we had to promise not to publish them. If you ever find yourself at one of my seminars, I'll be glad to share them with you.
Lee and Gunther at the Plastinarium
Dr. Tunali, Dr. Aldur and myself at the conference dinner Heidelberg. Dr. Tunali spent a semester at the University of Hawaii helping me learn plastination. He and Dr. Aldur both work at the University in Turkey.
