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NEW! Fix before you freeze

Extend the surgical reality of fresh-frozen bodies up to two weeks by using our unique F4L low-hazardous soft-fix embalming recipe.

This new low-hazardous embalming recipe is especially developed for medical skills centres that have chosen to store their bodies in freezers instead of immersion tanks. Whereas a fresh-frozen body after thawing can only be used 1 or 2 days due to ongoing putrefaction, a “F4L-embalmed-frozen body” can be used for several surgical training courses up to a total period of about 14 days while maintaining excellent lifelike morphology. It also contributes to a more efficient and safe use of donated bodies.

A table listing the F4L-recipes and all the benefits of F4L-embalmed bodies in comparison to single-use fresh-frozen bodies can be found here.

Please, contact us for more info and for joining our special pilot programme.

Andries J. van Dam, started his career as collection manager / conservator at the Anatomy Museum of the Leiden University Medical Centre.

His research interest has primarily been focused on fluid preservation. He has published several papers in journals such as Collection Forum and Cell Preservation Technology. During this period he also represented national and international professional societies such as ICOM-CC.

His pragmatic approach to classic problems encountered in fluid preservation has lead to several discoveries and innovative ideas such as an alternative for formalin, a decision-making model for the conservation and restoration of fluid preserved specimens, the Alcomon Indicator System, the Universal Stopper Jar Opener, and Fix for Life, a safe embalming method preserving life-like morphology.

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