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The specimen arrived in New York without incident, and made its way into the very capable hands of Amy Davidson. There she unpacked the block, and began taking pictures. We will let those pretty much speak for themselves in this series. |
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At 9 a.m., preparing off the layer of brown Carbowax | 3 p.m. the same day, the skeleton is visible through the CDD |
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Four days later, notice the phalanges at the top of the image. | After six days |
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After 25 days, almost all of the CDD is gone | Some of the remaining Cyclododecane underneath the elbow. |
So, in all, a very successful use of Cyclododecane. After discussion with Amy, it was decided that the Carbowax layer was overkill in this case. A thicker layer of CDD probably would have done the job just fine, without signifigantly adding to the downtime due to sublimation. She also noted that the CDD was thin enough that hasty removal of the Carbowax could lead to inadvertantly poking the bones down below.
Many thanks again to Amy, Jack Conrad, and Akiko Shinya. |
If you are interested in trying Cyclododecane for yourself, it is available from Kremer Pigments. Let me know what applications or info you have for CDD.
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