| Method |
Specimen
size possible |
Specimens/month (approx.) |
Recommended basic equipment |
| P 35 and P 40 methods (upgrading a silicone package) |
brain slices at all levels |
depending on the size of the available dehydration and impregnation containers as well as on the number of flat chambers |
1 Rotary Slicer HL25
1 UV-A Light Curing Unit HH04
1 Heat Cabinet HL20
2 Wire Baskets HD30 (currently under development)
10 Buckets HA36
20 safety glass plates (3 mm)
20 float glass plates (2 mm)
50 m silicone gaskets, HS06, 6 mm
(for 4 mm slices)
100 binder clips, medium size, HS31
100 binder clips, large, HS32
1 Positioning Wire HS56
1 De-aeration Wire HS55 |
E 12 method
(with sandwich method)
(as upgrade for a medium size or large silicone package) |
horizontal body slices from the trunk region |
depending on the size of the available dehydration and impregnation containers |
1 Band saw (or 1 Rotary Slicer HL25 for organ slices)
1 Heat Cabinet HL20
2 Wire Baskets HD08
50 pc. polymer gauze HD15
50 pc. Separating Grids HD16
50 pc. Stabilizing Grids HD18
20 safety glass plates (3 mm)
100 Polyester Foil Sheets HA25 (100 mm) |
E 12 method
(flat chamber)
(as upgrade for a medium size or large silicone package) |
horizontal body slices from the trunk region |
depending on the size of the available dehydration and impregnation containers as well as on the number of flat chambers |
1 Band saw (or 1 Rotary Slicer HL25 for organ slices)
1 Heat Cabinet HL20
2 Wire Baskets HD08
50 pc. polymer gauze HD15
50 pc. Separating Grids HD16
50 pc. Stabilizing Grids HD18
20 safety glass plates (3 mm)
50 m silicone gaskets, HS05, 5 mm
(for 4 mm slices)
100 binder clips, medium size, HS31
10 Funnels HS50
1 Positioning Wire HS56
1 De-aeration Wire HS55 |
Auxiliaries additionally recommended for all sheet plastination packages: Saw-protective gloves,
hand clamps
large/small (for the vertical placement of flat chambers), plastic spacers (for the safe, scratch-free stacking of
glass plates)
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