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RESUMEN: En la actualidad, la técnica de plastinación es considerada una de las más novedosas formas de conservación cuerpos completos, secciones y órganos, tanto humanos como animales, para su uso en docencia de pre y postgrado, como así también investigación morfológica. En este sentido, para desarrollar las diversas técnicas de plastinación se requiere de equipamiento específico y formación especializada de académicos, que tengan la capacidad de llevar adelante la diversidad de protocolos que existen, según el material anatómico que se desee preservar. En el año 2015, desde el Laboratorio de Plastinación y Técnicas Anatómicas de la Universidad de La Frontera, se propuso por primera una nueva técnica de plastinación a temperatura ambiente, que permitió obtener preparaciones plastinadas de igual calidad que las técnicas clásicas de plastinación. En la actualidad, desde nuestro laboratorio, se propone un nuevo protocolo de plastinación con silicona que unifica las técnicas que se desarrollan en frío como así también a temperatura ambiente para la conservación de cuerpos humanos y animales completos, secciones anatómicas, regiones corporales, y órganos aislados.
SUMMARY: At present, plastination technique is considered one of the newest forms of conservation of whole bodies, sections and organs, both human and animal, for use in undergraduate and graduate teaching, as well as morphological research. In this sense, to develop the various plastination techniques requires specific equipment and specialized training of academics, who have the ability to carry out the diversity of protocols that exist, according to the anatomical material that is to be preserved. In 2015, from the Laboratory of Plastination and Anatomical Techniques of Universidad de La Frotera, a new plastination technique was proposed for the first time at room temperature, which allowed obtaining plastinated preparations of the same quality as the classic plastination techniques. At present, from our laboratory, a new protocol for plastination with silicone is proposed that unifies the techniques that are developed in cold as well as at room temperature for the conservation of complete human and animal bodies, such as as well as anatomical sections, body regions, and isolated organs.
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Humanos , Animais , Silicones/química , Temperatura , Plastinação/métodos , Anatomia/educação , Anatomia Veterinária/educaçãoRESUMO
For 20 years, the cold temperature/S10/von Hagens' plastination technique was used to preserve biological specimens without challenge. It became the "gold standard" for preservation of beautiful, dry biological specimens. Near the end of the 21st century, a group from the University of Michigan and environs and Dow Corning™, USA, combined silicone ingredients, similar to the von Hagens' plastination products, however in a different sequence. The new polymer (Cor-tech) was combined with the cross-linker to design the "impregnation mix" which would invade the cellular structure of the specimen and yet was stable at room temperature. Later, curing would be by application of the catalyst onto the impregnated specimen. This unique sequencing of products would become the "Room temperature/Dow Corning™/Corcoran-Silicone plastination technique." The results of this room temperature technique provided similar plastinates, beautiful and practical for demonstration, containing no toxic chemical residues and forever preserved. As the name implies, impregnation of this silicone mix could be done at room temperature, without having to be kept cold. Both processes (cold and room temperature) required the same four basic steps for plastination. As well, both processes used similar basic polymers and additives to produce plastinates. However, they were combined in a different sequence. Cold temperature combines polymer and catalyst/chain extender, which is not stable and therefore must be kept colder than -15°C, while room temperature combines polymer with cross-linker which is stable, and likely forever.
