TissueDB/Materials/Slime

Commercial children's slime (notably Elmer's Slime in colored variants) has been used as a low-cost simulation material for fibrous connective tissues, such as fascial overlays, in surgical training models.^[1] Its consistency is sticky and semi-solid. Operating constraint: in the documented Casas-Murillo build, the slime must be maintained at 25 °C or less, since it melts over the molds at warmer temperatures.^[1]

Tissues

Tissue	Visual	Tactile	Simulator	Notes
Connective Tissue			Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Simulator (Casas-Murillo)	Yellow-colored commercial slime applied in layers over the silicone biliary casts to represent the hepatoduodenal ligament, the fibrous tissue connecting the gallbladder neck to the liver, and the tissue between the cystic artery and the cystic duct. Operating constraint: the slime must be maintained at 25 °C or less.^[1]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Casas-Murillo C, Zuñiga-Ruiz A, Lopez-Barron RE, Sanchez-Uresti A, Gogeascoechea-Hernandez A, Muñoz-Maldonado GE, Salinas-Chapa M, Elizondo-Riojas G, Negreros-Osuna AA. 3D-printed anatomical models of the cystic duct and its variants, a low-cost solution for an in-house built simulator for laparoscopic surgery training. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 2021;43(4):537–544. DOI: 10.1007/s00276-020-02631-3. PMID 33386458.

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[casasmurillo2021-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Casas-Murillo C, Zuñiga-Ruiz A, Lopez-Barron RE, Sanchez-Uresti A, Gogeascoechea-Hernandez A, Muñoz-Maldonado GE, Salinas-Chapa M, Elizondo-Riojas G, Negreros-Osuna AA. 3D-printed anatomical models of the cystic duct and its variants, a low-cost solution for an in-house built simulator for laparoscopic surgery training. Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 2021;43(4):537–544. DOI: 10.1007/s00276-020-02631-3. PMID 33386458.

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