Plastination
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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. The water and fat are replaced by certain plastics, yielding spe
A plastinated and sectioned example of a diseased horse's hoof, mounted for teaching purposes
German anatomist Gunther von Hagens, the inventor of plastination
Histological section of bovine tongue, epoxy technique
TTT sheet plastinate of a fish
Gunther von Hagens
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Gunther von Hagens was a German anatomist, businessman, and lecturer. He developed the technique for preserving biological tissue specimens called plastination. Von Hagens organized numerous Body Worl
Plastination
…Plastination is a technique or process used in anatomy to preserve bodies or body parts, first developed by Gunther von Hagens in 1977. The water and fat are replaced by certain plastics, yielding specimens that can be touched, do not smell or decay, and even retain most…
Gunther von Hagens in Cologne, 2000