Plate, specimen

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OBJECT TYPE: sterile
DATE: 2009–2010
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0125.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: sample or lab glass plate
Patents: N/A
General Description: Clear glass rectangle wrapped in 2 layers of aluminium foil; packaging bears buff-colour adhesive tape label.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 10.2 cm
Width: 7.6 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Medical equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown: this type probably used c. 2009-2010.
Canada: An August 2010 report in Science Translational Medicine, about the preliminary success of clinical implantations of biosynthetic corneas made in Canada, was picked up by main-stream news organizations around the world in late August 2010 making it one of the most covered Canadian medical stories of the year. Synthetic and natural corneas have been implanted into humans for years. It is now a routine surgery with a variety of techniques and materials. The corneas in this acquisition represent a new development in this history, the use of bio-engineered materials for making the corneas. This material derives from recombinant human collagen, which is shaped and "forged" into biosynthetic corneas for implantation into humans. The implants are more accurately called "biomimetic" because the resulting implants mimic cell growth and restoration of natural cornea without the risk of rejection. The initial human trials were successful (reported in 2010, see references below), but this technique is still in the prototype phase with more engineering being developed. This development also represents new trends in laboratory medicine - close partnerships between genome-based biotechnology industries, hospital research institutes and laboratories.
Function: To provide sterile uniform, durable surface on which to manipulate specimens, etc.
Technical: Each day lab glassware was collected, cleaned and returned to owners. Foil wrapping signifies this plate was sterilized prior to return to MG [Dr. May Griffith] laboratory.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "MG" printed by hand in blue ink on buff-colour adhesive tape label.
Missing: None.
Finish: Clear glass rectangle wrapped in 2 layers of aluminium foil; packaging bears buff-colour adhesive tape label.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Plate, specimen, circa 2009–2010, Artifact no. 2010.0125, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2010.0125.002/

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