E12 Sheet Plastination - Techniques and Applications

Abstract

Introduction: Plastination is an anatomical technique that consists of replacing the liquids and fat of specimens by reactive polymers through forced impregnation in a vacuum. These are then polymerized to achieve the final result. E12 sheet plastination involves epoxy resin impregnation of thin (2-4 mm) and ultra-thin (less than 2 mm) tissue sheets, producing dry, transparent, odorless, non-toxic and long-lasting sheets.

Materials and Methods: E12 sheet plastination techniques were reviewed using MEDLINE, EMBASE and SciELO databases, and manual searches.

Results: After searching, 616 records were found using the on-line and manual searches (MEDLINE, n: 207; EMBASE, n: 346; SciELO, n: 44; Manual search: 23). Finally, 96 records were included in this review (after duplicates and articles unrelated to the subject were excluded).

Conclusions: The aim of this work was to review the E12 sheet plastination technique, searching for articles concerning views of it, identifying the different variants implemented by researchers since its creation by Gunther von Hagens, and to identify its applications from teaching and research in anatomy to morphological sciences. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

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