BODY WORLDS
What is plastination?
Plastination is a technique that preserves bodies using special, clear plastics that enable us to view organs and systems under the skin. It involves a vacuum process whereby the body's water and fat are replaced with reactive plastics. The plastic is initially pliable, enabling the bodies to be placed in different life-like positions, and then hardens after infusion. It takes 1,500 hours to transform a cadaver into a full-body plastinate. Organs are identical to their pre-preservation state down to the microscopic level. Plastinate specimens are dry and odorless.
Actor's comments page:
“Very well done! It made me very hungry.”
Danny DeVito, US actor
Los Angeles 2004
Plastination is a technique that preserves bodies using special, clear plastics that enable us to view organs and systems under the skin. It involves a vacuum process whereby the body's water and fat are replaced with reactive plastics. The plastic is initially pliable, enabling the bodies to be placed in different life-like positions, and then hardens after infusion. It takes 1,500 hours to transform a cadaver into a full-body plastinate. Organs are identical to their pre-preservation state down to the microscopic level. Plastinate specimens are dry and odorless.
Actor's comments page:
“Very well done! It made me very hungry.”
Danny DeVito, US actor
Los Angeles 2004
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