[Nhcoll-l] Monitoring residual fats in bones

[Lex, Melanie]

Dear colleagues,


does anyone have experience with monitoring residual fats in bones and how they react to changes in storage temperature and relative humidity? We would like to conduct an experiment with some of our greasier specimens to check our storage conditions and have thought about different approaches:

  *   Taking photos every week to record the amount of surfacing fat by the looks of the bones.
In this case we would set up a form to write down the affected area and intensity of the stains and, if possible, analyse the photos with a computer programme to get some quantitative data.
  *   Placing sheets of filter paper underneath the bones and check the size of the stain on the paper and/or the weight of the paper sheet. Replace the sheets every week.

Does anyone have recommendations for the type of filter paper we should use or does another approach come to mind?

Thank you very much and have a great weekend!

Melanie



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Melanie Lex

Collection Management


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