| Method |
Specimen
size possible |
Specimens/month
(approx.) |
Recommended basic equipment |
| Small Package |
up to the size of a human head |
15 kg (33 lbs) |
1 special freezer for plastination HL04
plastination unit, small HI01
1 stainless steel basket HI09
3 stainless steel drums HD05, 35 L
1 acetonometer 0-100% HD01
1 acetonometer 90-100% HD02
1 gas curing unit, small HH10 |
| Medium Package 1 |
up to the size of horizontal body slices at shoulder level |
35 kg (77 lbs) |
2 special freezers for plastination HL06
3 stainless steel drums HD07, 150 L
1 acetonometer 0%-100% HD01
1 acetonometer 90%-100% HD02
1 Heidelberg Plastination Kettle, Large, HI03
1 vacuum pump HI30 (3 m3/h)
1 vacuum adjustment unit HI15
1 separator for oil and solvents, HI13-2
1 Bennert manometer HI20
1 gas curing unit, medium size, HH11 |
| Medium Package 2 |
up to the size of a human lower extremity (including hip) |
70 kg (154 lbs) |
2 special freezers for plastination HL05
2 dehydration containers HL15
1 acetonometer 0%-100% HD01
1 acetonometer 90%-100% HD02
1 vacuum chamber HL11
1 vacuum pump HI31 (10 m3/h)
1 vacuum adjustment unit HI15
1 separator for oil and solvents, HI13-2
1 Bennert manometer HI20
1 gas curing unit, large, HH12 |
| Large Package |
up to the size of a human trunk |
120 kg (264 lbs) |
2 special freezers for plastination HL06
2 dehydration containers HL16
1 acetonometer 0%-100% HD01
1 acetonometer 90%-100% HD02
1 vacuum chamber HL12
1 vacuum pump HI32 (16 m3/h)
1 vacuum adjustment unit HI15
1 separator for oil and solvents, HI13-2
1 Bennert manometer HI20
1 gas curing unit, large, HH12 |
Auxiliaries additionally recommended for all silicone packages:
Solvent resistant gloves HA42, 1 digital thermometer HD27 (for temperature monitoring during the forced impregnation process), 1 conveyor pump (for the transfer of acetone),
mixing rods of suitable sizes (for stirring polymer mixtures)
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