Plaster cast
device · 1852 · Industrial Revolution
Immobilizing fractures with plaster (Mathijsen, Pirogov).
Inventor: Antonius Mathijsen.
What it is made of
- Bandage — has part. A bandage base.
Principles and materials it uses
- Lime — is made of. Plaster of Paris is calcium sulfate.
- Fibreglass — is made of. Modern casts.
- Plaster of paris powder — is made of. Calcium sulfate hardens with water.