The use of human tissue surrogates in anatomical modeling for gunshot wounds simulations: an overview about “how to do” experimental terminal ballistics
Human tissue simulating materials are currently used in scientific research mainly because they help to avoid possible ethical issues, unlike what happens with studies involving live animals and/or human cadavers. The use of ballistic gelatin as a human soft tissue surrogate stands out, although oth...
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| author | Lucas Meciano Pereira dos Santos Marcelo Rodrigues da Cunha Carlos Henrique Bertoni Reis Daniela Vieira Buchaim Daniela Vieira Buchaim Ana Paula Bernardes da Rosa Leandro Moreira Tempest José Augusto Parola da Cruz Rogério Leone Buchaim Rogério Leone Buchaim João Paulo Mardegan Issa João Paulo Mardegan Issa |
| author_facet | Lucas Meciano Pereira dos Santos Marcelo Rodrigues da Cunha Carlos Henrique Bertoni Reis Daniela Vieira Buchaim Daniela Vieira Buchaim Ana Paula Bernardes da Rosa Leandro Moreira Tempest José Augusto Parola da Cruz Rogério Leone Buchaim Rogério Leone Buchaim João Paulo Mardegan Issa João Paulo Mardegan Issa |
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| description | Human tissue simulating materials are currently used in scientific research mainly because they help to avoid possible ethical issues, unlike what happens with studies involving live animals and/or human cadavers. The use of ballistic gelatin as a human soft tissue surrogate stands out, although other types of materials can be used, including polyurethane and polydimethylsiloxane in the simulation of bones and skin respectively, not to mention some computational models that completely replace the physical use of surrogate models for gunshot wound simulation. The use of human tissue surrogates can be useful in reconstructing the dynamics of a crime scene when important forensic traces cannot be found. In the absence of projectiles but in possession of the possible firearm used in the crime, for example, it is possible to verify whether the weapon in question actually fired the fatal gunshot by comparing the injury found on the victim with the injury produced on the simulant material that best represents the anatomical area impacted, as indicated in the literature. Thus, scientific advances in experimental research in terminal ballistics with tissue surrogates can positively impact applied forensic sciences in the search for better technical assistance to the justice system in solving criminal situations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-020738a882e24108b13988e3fe6a92c42025-01-24T07:13:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology2296-41852025-01-011310.3389/fbioe.2025.15364231536423The use of human tissue surrogates in anatomical modeling for gunshot wounds simulations: an overview about “how to do” experimental terminal ballisticsLucas Meciano Pereira dos Santos0Marcelo Rodrigues da Cunha1Carlos Henrique Bertoni Reis2Daniela Vieira Buchaim3Daniela Vieira Buchaim4Ana Paula Bernardes da Rosa5Leandro Moreira Tempest6José Augusto Parola da Cruz7Rogério Leone Buchaim8Rogério Leone Buchaim9João Paulo Mardegan Issa10João Paulo Mardegan Issa11Department of Pathology and Legal Medicine, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine of Jundiaí (FMJ), Jundiaí, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Structural and Functional Interactions in Rehabilitation, Postgraduate Department, University of Marilia (UNIMAR), Marilia, BrazilFaculty of Medicine of Bauru, University of São Paulo (FMBRU-USP), Bauru, BrazilMedical School, University Center of Adamantina (FAI), Adamantina, BrazilUniversity Center of the North of São Paulo (UNORTE), São José Do Rio Preto, BrazilUniversity Center of the North of São Paulo (UNORTE), São José Do Rio Preto, BrazilUniversity Center of the North of São Paulo (UNORTE), São José Do Rio Preto, BrazilFaculty of Medicine of Bauru, University of São Paulo (FMBRU-USP), Bauru, BrazilDepartment of Biological Sciences, School of Dentistry of Bauru, University of São Paulo (FOB-USP), Bauru, BrazilDepartment of Pathology and Legal Medicine, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, BrazilDepartment of Basic and Oral Biology, School of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo (FORP-USP), Ribeirão Preto, BrazilHuman tissue simulating materials are currently used in scientific research mainly because they help to avoid possible ethical issues, unlike what happens with studies involving live animals and/or human cadavers. The use of ballistic gelatin as a human soft tissue surrogate stands out, although other types of materials can be used, including polyurethane and polydimethylsiloxane in the simulation of bones and skin respectively, not to mention some computational models that completely replace the physical use of surrogate models for gunshot wound simulation. The use of human tissue surrogates can be useful in reconstructing the dynamics of a crime scene when important forensic traces cannot be found. In the absence of projectiles but in possession of the possible firearm used in the crime, for example, it is possible to verify whether the weapon in question actually fired the fatal gunshot by comparing the injury found on the victim with the injury produced on the simulant material that best represents the anatomical area impacted, as indicated in the literature. Thus, scientific advances in experimental research in terminal ballistics with tissue surrogates can positively impact applied forensic sciences in the search for better technical assistance to the justice system in solving criminal situations.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2025.1536423/fullforensic pathologyballisticsgunshot woundsanatomic modelspolymersgelatin |
| spellingShingle | Lucas Meciano Pereira dos Santos Marcelo Rodrigues da Cunha Carlos Henrique Bertoni Reis Daniela Vieira Buchaim Daniela Vieira Buchaim Ana Paula Bernardes da Rosa Leandro Moreira Tempest José Augusto Parola da Cruz Rogério Leone Buchaim Rogério Leone Buchaim João Paulo Mardegan Issa João Paulo Mardegan Issa The use of human tissue surrogates in anatomical modeling for gunshot wounds simulations: an overview about “how to do” experimental terminal ballistics Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology forensic pathology ballistics gunshot wounds anatomic models polymers gelatin |
| title | The use of human tissue surrogates in anatomical modeling for gunshot wounds simulations: an overview about “how to do” experimental terminal ballistics |
| title_full | The use of human tissue surrogates in anatomical modeling for gunshot wounds simulations: an overview about “how to do” experimental terminal ballistics |
| title_fullStr | The use of human tissue surrogates in anatomical modeling for gunshot wounds simulations: an overview about “how to do” experimental terminal ballistics |
| title_full_unstemmed | The use of human tissue surrogates in anatomical modeling for gunshot wounds simulations: an overview about “how to do” experimental terminal ballistics |
| title_short | The use of human tissue surrogates in anatomical modeling for gunshot wounds simulations: an overview about “how to do” experimental terminal ballistics |
| title_sort | use of human tissue surrogates in anatomical modeling for gunshot wounds simulations an overview about how to do experimental terminal ballistics |
| topic | forensic pathology ballistics gunshot wounds anatomic models polymers gelatin |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2025.1536423/full |
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