[Nhcoll-l] Rehydration question

[Tom Schioette]

A former colleague of mine used Dioctyl Sodium Succinate on various marine invertebrates and was very happy with the results; I tried using it on molluscs after his recommendation and had moderate success, that is, it didn't seem to work if the specimen was completely dried out and hard as a rock, but if there was a bit of moisture left in it, it could work rather well. A necessary part of the process was to put the specimen, while immersed in the solution, in a desiccator and turn it on, in order to get air bubbles out and pull as much of the liquid into existing cavities.

 

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Tom Schiøtte

Natural History Museum of Denmark (Zoology)

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Fra: nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] På vegne af Mandy Reid
Sendt: 24. juli 2013 01:18
Til: 'nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu'
Emne: [Nhcoll-l] Rehydration question

 

Does anyone have a method to rehydrate mollusc specimens that have dried in jars? I am wondering whether to try glycerine and am not sure whether to dilute it or use it neat.

Thanks

Mandy

 

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