Soviet Medical Encyclopedia

Ultramarine

Chemistry & Physics, Biology & Genetics

Also known as: Ultramarine Blue

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Summary

Ultramarine is a blue mineral pigment insoluble in water and alcohol. In histological technique, it is used to prepare a blue injection mass for blood vessels, consisting of 30 grams of pigment per 100 cubic centimeters of a 10% gelatin solution.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

ULTRAMARINE, a blue mineral pigment insoluble in water and alcohol (for the method of preparation, see Paints, occupational hazards of paint production). In histological technique, it is used to prepare a blue injection mass for blood vessels—30 g of pigment per 100 cm3 of a 10% gelatin solution; the pigment does not pass through the capillaries.

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“Ultramarine.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/ultramarine/