Impact of Melamine on the Weight of Specimens in Different Stages of Plastination: A Cross-sectional Cadaveric Study
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Aarushi Jain,
1-KA-36, Vigyanagar, Kota, Rajasthan-324005, India.
E-mail: aarushi.jn81@gmail.com
Introduction: Due to the lack of cadavers, anatomists across the nation are facing trouble in teaching. Plastinated specimens can be used to get around this deficiency and reliance.
Aim: To assess the change in weight during plastination using melamine.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional cadaveric study was conducted in the Department of Anatomy at GMC Kota, Rajasthan, India, using nine specimens from cadavers obtained between June 2016 and June 2017. Freshly dissected specimens from a fresh cadaver were used for plastination. The weight reduction after dehydration using acetone (three changes of seven days each), degreasing using xylene (three changes of seven days each), impregnation with a melamine-xylene mixture (10 days in a vacuum), and curing was recorded. Weight was measured using a digital weighing balance and recorded after each step. All statistical analyses were performed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) in MedCalc software version 22.009.
Results: There was a gradual weight loss after each step except for impregnation. The percentage of mean weight after dehydration was 58.59±4.03%, after degreasing was
56.21±2.55%, after impregnation was 66.06±4.69%, and after curing was 48.26±5.39% and p-value was highly significant (<0.05).
Conclusion: Continuous reduction in weight without distortion of anatomy resulted in lightweight plastinates which were odor-free and aesthetically pleasing.
Acetone, Anatomists, Cadavers, Dehydration, Plastinates, Weight reduction, Xylene
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2024/67748.19282
Date of Submission: Oct 06, 2023
Date of Peer Review: Dec 05, 2023
Date of Acceptance: Feb 19, 2024
Date of Publishing: Apr 01, 2024
AUTHOR DECLARATION:
• Financial or Other Competing Interests: None
• Was Ethics Committee Approval obtained for this study? Yes
• Was informed consent obtained from the subjects involved in the study? NA
• For any images presented appropriate consent has been obtained from the subjects. NA
PLAGIARISM CHECKING METHODS:
• Plagiarism X-checker: Oct 07, 2023
• Manual Googling: Dec 14, 2023
• iThenticate Software: Feb 17, 2024 (7%)
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