Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.
Additional Polymers for plastination is listed.
Plastination; Preservation Specialties; Shin-Etsy Polymer; Hoffen; VisDocta Research Laboratories
R.W. HENRY : Department of Comparative Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA. Telephone: (865) 974 - 5822; Fax: (865) 974 - 5460; E-mail: rhenry@utk.edu
Product: Preservation Silicone Polymer 1 and 2; Tin Catalyst; Hardener/Crosslinker.
Distribution: Preservation Specialties, LLC; 4392 Otto Road; Charlotte, MI 48813; Phone: (5 I 7) 543-8213 selection #I ; URL:www.preservations pecialties.com; e-mail: pjo@preservationspecialties .com
References:
Ocello PJ. I 995: A Method for Preserving Biological Tissue. Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 U.S. Patent #5,43 I ,952, U.S Patent Office Washington D.C I 995.
Ocello PJ, Render J, Rosenstein D. I995: A New Method of Preservation of Gross Anatomical Specimens. Vet Pathol 32(5):562.
Product: Shin-Etsu polymer KE-108, Catalyst CAT-I08, RTV (room temperature vulcanizing) thinner. Distribution: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd., Silicone Division, 6-1, Ohtemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-004 JAPAN. URL: http://www.shinetsu.co.jp; Fax: (8I) 3 3246 5362
References:
Miyake Y, Sakamoto Y, Hirokawa M, Yamashita K. I 990: Modified von Hagens 'method using silicone KE I08 (Japanese). Pathology and Clinical Medicine 8(11): I 439-1441.
Sakamoto Y, Miyake Y, Hirokawa M, Yamashita K. 1995: Gross pathological specimens -A new method for plastination (Japanese). Japanese Society of Pathological Technology 5I :I5-I6.
Sakamoto Y, Miyake Y, Kanahara K, Kajita H, Ueki H. 2006: Chemically reactivated plastination with Shin Etsu Silicone KE- I 08. J Int Soc Plastination 2 I: I I -I 6.
Product: Silicone polymer - Hoffen R l ; Catalyst - Hoffen R2; Hardener - Hoffen R6.
Distribution: Dalian Hoffen Bio-technique Co. Ltd, Room 30I, No. 32, Lixian Street, Hi-Tech Zone, Dalian, China. URL: http://www.hoffen.com.cn; e-mail: wangjian599@hotmail.com; Fax: (86) 4I I 8475 4558
Product: Silicone polymer - VS-HSI ; Catalyst - VS-HSI/D; Cross-linker - VS-HSI/G.
Distribution: VisDocta Research Laboratories, Dr. Tsabari Shahar, via Panoramica 2B, 25080 BS Tignale, Italy. visdocta@tin.it, http://www.visdocta.com/, Ph: (39) 3 65 76 I 000, Fax: (39) 3 65 761 900
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