MUSEUM TECHNIQUES

                             MUSEUM TECHNIQUES
The specimen to be mounted is treated with the following solutions. +

KAISERLING SOLUTION I  (For fixing the tissue)
It contains
a) Formalin - 400ml
 b) Potassium nitrate-30gms
c) Potassium acetate-60gms
 d) Tap water (filtered)-2000ml (2L)
Specimens can be immersed for six months in Solution I alone.

 KAISERLING SOLUTION II (For restoring the colour)

It contains 80% (v/V) ethyl alcohol. It is used to restore color of the specimen in an emergency.

KAISERING SOLUTION III (A mounting fluid)

It contains
 a) Glycerin                  -           300ml
b) Sodium acetate      -           100gms 
c) Formalin                  -           5ml
 d) Tap water               -           1000ml (1 liter)

There are two types of mounting

1.    Mounting in a glass jar
2.      Mounting in polythene covers






1)   Mounting in a glass iar:

Depending upon the size of the specimen, the jar is selected and appropriate glass rod is selected. It is bent with pressurized flame and made to fit into the jar,

         The specimen to be exhibited is tied with the help of nylon thread to the glass rod
which has been made and allowed to stand inside the glass jar. Now it is filled with kaiserling solution III until the entire specimen which was made to stand inside the jar is immersed. Then add 0.4 g/dl sodium hydrosulphite immediately before sealing. The jar is covered with appropriate lid with molten wax permanently to avoid evaporation of mounting fluid.

2)     Mounting in a polythene cover:
It is an economical method and it is easy to exhibit to the students by demonstrating the outer and the cut surface of the specimen.
  The specimen is kept inside the packet and it is filled with Kaiserling solution III and sealed with a horizontal heat sealer. Care should be taken not to introduce air bubbles or air space inside the packet. Then to the top of the mounted specimen which is showing the gross surface. the cut surface or a slice of anterior surface is introduced and filled with Kaiserling solution III and sealed with horizontal heat sealer in the same manner. Now the packet is clearly labeled with biopsy number and the year with the patients name, age, sex, hospital no. and the clinical diagnosis with the biopsy report.

     Then it is ready for exhibiting in the museum.

Similarly all the pathologically important specimens are mounted in either of the method and cataloguing is done annually and a register is maintained with all the details regarding the specimen.


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