TissueDB2
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This SELF Tissue Database helps learners, course developers, and instructors find existing simulators and identify appropriate materials and tissues to design or teach with low-cost, reproducible surgical simulators. Each page documents common tissues, recommended materials, and linked simulators to support hands-on surgical education and practice.
Find a Tissue, Structure, or Material
[edit | edit source]Search by Tissue or Structure
e.g., "Blood", "Fascia", "Bone"
Search by Material
e.g., "Agar", "Silicone", "Gelatin"
Search by Simulator
e.g., "Laparoscopic Box Simulator"
Browse Database
[edit | edit source]Tissues & Structures
[edit | edit source]Red = Tissues • Blue = Structures
- Adipose Tissue
- Bile
- Bile Duct
- Bladder
- Blood
- Blood Vessel
- Bone
- Bone Marrow
- Bowel
- Brain
- Breast
- Bronchial Tissue
- Calculi
- Cartilage
- Cervix
- Connective Tissue
- Cornea
- Cremaster Muscle
- Cricothyroid Membrane
- Cyst
- Diaphragm
- Ducts
- Ectopic Mass
- Empyema
- Esophagus
- Fascia
- Gallbladder
- Granulation Tissue
- Iliac Vessels
- Inferior Vena Cava
- Inguinal Canal
- Inguinal Ligament
- Inguinal Region
- Inguinal Wall
- Internal Inguinal Ring
- Joint Capsule
- Kidney
- Ligament
- Liver
- Lung
- Lymph node
- Mesentery
- Mucosa
- Muscle
- Nerve
- Organ Parenchyma
- Ovary
- Pancreas
- Pelvis
- Penis
- Peritoneum and Serosa
- Placental Tissue
- Preperitoneal Fat
- Prostate
- Pylorus
- Round Ligament
- Scalp
- Sclera
- Skin
- Spleen
- Stomach
- Tenia Coli
- Testicular Artery
- Testis
- Thyroid
- Tumor
- Tympanic membrane
- Umbilicus
- Uterine Tissue
- Velar musculature
- Vocal Fold
Materials
[edit | edit source]Physical substances for building simulators
- ABS
- Agar
- Albumin
- Alginate
- Aluminum Foil
- Animal Bone
- Ballistic Gel
- Balloon
- Bamboo
- Banana Peel
- Beans, Dried
- Bicycle Inner Tube
- Black Ink
- Bovine trachea (ex vivo)
- Cardboard
- Carrageenan
- Cassava Flour Paste
- Cellulose Fibers
- Chalk
- Chamois Leather
- Cherry Tomatoes
- Chia Seeds
- Chicken Brachial Artery
- Chicken Breast
- Chicken Wing
- Chicken Wing Brachial Artery
- Chitosan
- Cigarette Paper
- Cigarettes
- Cloth, Knitted
- Cloth, Woven
- Cocktail Onions
- Collagen Fiber
- Condom
- Connective bands
- Corn Syrup
- Cotton
- Cotton Batting
- Cotton Stuffing
- Dragon Skin 10
- EVA Foam
- Ecoflex 00-20
- Ecoflex 00-30
- Elastic Cord
- Elastic ties
- Ethilon Suture
- Evaporated Milk
- Felt
- Foam Fabric
- Food Colouring
- Gaffer Tape
- Gel Capsules
- Gelatin
- Gelatin-Glycerol Gel
- Glove
- Glycerine
- Grapefruit
- Grapes
- Graphite Powder
- Green Dye
- Konjac
- Latex, Liquid
- Latex Sheet
- Mask, Surgical
- Mask Tie
- Microfoam Tape
- Micropipette Tip
- Modeling Clay
- Neoprene
- Non-woven polypropylene bag
- Normal Saline
- Nylon Mesh
- Olives
- PETG
- PLA
- PPR Pipe
- PVA
- PVC
- Packing Tape
- Paper
- Penrose Drain
- Plaster Bandage
- Plastic Film
- Plastic Tubing
- Polyester Batting
- Polyurethane Foam
- Polyurethane Sheet
- Pomelo
- Pork Belly
- Pork Ribs
- Pork Skin
- Power Mesh Fabric
- Psyllium
- Red Dye
- Rubber Bands
- Rubber Sheet
- SLA
- Sand
- Sawbones
- Silica Dioxide
- Silicone, Castable
- Silicone Beads
- Silicone Sheet
- Slime
- Soap
- Soma Foama 15
- Sponge
- Staples
- Stones
- Stratasys Agilus30
- Stratasys Tango
- Stratasys Vero
- Styrofoam
- Surgical Mask
- Suture Material
- Synthetic skin pad
- TPE 90A
- Tape
- Thermoplastic Composite
- Tongue Depressor
- Turkey Brachial Artery
- Vegetable Oil
- Vinyl Sheet
- Wire
- Wood
- Wool
- Yarn
Simulators
[edit | edit source]Medical simulators
- Abdominal Wall Defect Simulator (Medeiros)
- Acute Appendicitis Simulator
- Appendectomy Simulator
- Bowel Anastomosis Simulator (Habti)
- Bronchoscopy-Guided Percutaneous Dilatational Tracheostomy Simulator (Kattan)
- Bronchoscopy Anatomical Trainer (Di Domenico)
- CPR Simulator (Leiton-Espinoza)
- Cervical Cancer Screening Simulator
- Chest Tube Simulator (Bettega)
- Chest Tube Simulator (Brannan)
- Chest Tube Simulator (Man-O-War)
- Cleft Palate Repair Simulator (Nicholas)
- Cricothyroidotomy Simulator (Gauger)
- Cricothyrotomy Simulator (Aho)
- Cricothyrotomy Simulator (Calvo)
- Cricothyrotomy Simulator (D'Auria)
- Cricothyrotomy Simulator (Kei)
- Cricothyrotomy Simulator (Muller)
- Cricothyrotomy Simulator (White UW)
- Emergency Department Thoracotomy Simulator (Misra)
- Foley Catheter Tamponade Simulator
- Grapefruit Distal Anterior Cerebral Artery Bypass Simulator
- Hemorrhage Control Simulator (Malik)
- Humeral Fracture Fixation Simulator
- IUD Insertion Simulator
- Infant Intraosseous Infusion Simulator (Micallef)
- Injection Laryngoplasty Simulator (Lee)
- Intra-abdominal Bleeding Simulator (Fernandes)
- Knot Tying Force-Feedback Simulator (Amiel)
- Laparoscopic Box Trainer Simulator
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Simulator
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Simulator (Casas-Murillo)
- Laparoscopic Diaphragmatic Repair Simulator
- Laparoscopic Ectopic Pregnancy Simulator
- Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Simulator (Hanssen)
- Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Simulator (Kurashima)
- Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernioplasty TAPP 3D Simulator (Pires de Melo Filho)
- Long Bone Drilling Simulator
- Lower Limb Deformity Correction Simulator
- Massive Hemoptysis Simulator (New)
- Meckel's Diverticulectomy Simulator
- Multipurpose Thoracic Simulator (Carter)
- Neonatal ETT Ultrasound Simulator (Qaim Ali)
- Neonatal Enterocutaneous Anastomosis Simulator
- Open Appendectomy Simulator (Matthews)
- Orthoplastic Reconstruction Simulator
- Paediatric Airway Management Trainer (Carter)
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation Simulator
- Pediatric Forearm Fracture Simulator
- Pediatric Front-of-Neck Access Simulator (Kovatch)
- Pediatric Inguinal Hernia Repair Simulator (Heo)
- Pediatric Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair Simulator (Duboureau)
- Percutaneous Renal Access Simulator (Ewald)
- Peripheral Intravenous Catheterization Trainer
- Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta Simulator (Keller)
- Skin Graft Harvesting Simulator (Cohen)
- Suction-Assisted Laryngoscopy and Airway Decontamination Simulator (Kumar)
- Superficial Temporal Artery-Middle Cerebral Artery Bypass Trainer
- Suture Simulator (Almeida)
- Suturing Simulator (Kumaresan)
- Synthetic Tourniquet Training Model (Souza Lima)
- Thermal Ablation Simulator
- Thoracoscopic Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair Simulator (Barsness)
- Tibial Shaft Transverse Fracture Simulator
- Tourniquet Simulator
- Trocar Placement Simulator
- Urinary Catheterization Simulator (Gillis)
- Vascular Anastomosis Simulator (Cubas)
- VesselBox Vessel Ligation Trainer (Hu)
- Wound Packing Simulator
- Z-Plasty Simulator
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