We use acetone to dissolve MMA from implants. Don't know what that would do
to tissue.
Bob
On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Bernice Frederick <
b-freder...@northwestern.edu> wrote:
> We have a piece of bone in MMA. The researcher wants us to get It out and
> do
> paraffin. Is it possible? What w
Years ago when I had to remove plexiglass rods from eyes, I used
chloroform. It takes a few days, but methyl methacrylate dissolves in
chloroform quite well. In fact, plexiglass containers for medical museum
specimens are cemented together with MMA dissolved in chloroform.
Bryan Llewellyn
Be
Bernice,
Let me start by first stating that it is easier to melt away the wax from a
paraffin block and then go into resin (MMA), than doing it as you have asked.
With that said, it has been my experience that this is very difficult to do,
but somewhat possible depending upon what you wish to
