GELITA® BALLISTIC
Gelatine• Precise tissue simulation• Official ballistic test material• Reproducible crash test material

GELITA® BALLISTIC Gelatine Portfolio

All kinds of simulationsBALLISTIC Gelatine immediately conjures the image ofa crime scene, but it is not only used in forensic labs, it isalso a very reliable and useful material for tissue simulations in medical applications, crash tests and simulations.

Gelatine test dummy for the training of minimal
invasive surgery

The DLR, the German Aerospace Center, uses artificial birds
made from BALLISTIC Gelatine, in aerospace bird strike tests.
The tests simulate real birds hitting the engines, wings orother parts of the fuselage. In crash tests, BALLISTIC Gelatine
is used to simulate animals (e. g. wild boars or deer). BALLISTIC
Gelatine is also used to evaluate injuries caused by drones
and quadcopters to human arms and legs. To develop new
medical techniques and train physicians or surgeons, it’s
BALLISTIC Gelatine to the rescue once again.
The German Cancer Research Center uses so-called BALLISTIC
Gelatine “phantoms” to model human tissue, allowing trainee
surgeons to practice even very complicated surgical procedures.

All GELITA® BALLISTIC types can be used in different concentrations to simulate specific tissue.

Specification Overview – Find the ideal type

PARAMETERTEST METHODBALLISTIC 2

BALLISTIC 3UNIT

Type B

Type A

Type A

Gel Strength (Bloom)

AOAC

250 – 290

270 – 310

255 – 265

g Bloom

Viscosity

6.67 %; 60 °C

5.00 – 6.00

4.80 – 5.80

3.40 – 4.60

mPa*spH

6.67 %; 60 °C

5.35 – 5.95

5.10 – 5.70

4.70 – 5.70

–Transmission 620 nm

6.67 %; 620 nm>= 95>= 95>= 93%

Transmission 450 nm

6.67 %; 450 nm>= 85>= 85>= 83%

Conductivity

1.00 %; 30 °C<= 120<= 190<= 300µS/cm

Moisture>= 16 h; 105 °C

9.0 – 13.0

9.0 – 13.0

9.0 – 13.0%

Calcium

Complexometry<= 150<= 150–mg/kg

Total aerobic microbial
count (tamc)

Ph. Eur. / USP-NF< 1000< 1000< 1000cfu/g

Salmonella

ISO 6579

negative

negative

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BALLISTIC 1

Perfect model for forensics: Excellent visualizationof bullet penetration, deformation, fragmentation,
path yaw and tissue disruption.

GELITA® BALLISTIC 1 –For clear results in highspeed
photo and video documentation
The very high transmission values of this gelatine guarantees
a maximum of clarity when shooting films in highspeed.
Typically used for simulations where objects passing the blockneed to be recorded. The gelatine concentration and prepa­
ration procedure will depend on the tests to be performed.
Typical concentrations used are 20 wt. % or 10 wt. % gelatinesolutions.

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) uses artificial
birds made from gelatine to shoot at airplanes.
The tests simulate real birds hitting the engines,
wings or other parts of the fuselage.

GELITA® BALLISTIC 2 –Crash tests without victims
The high gel strength and very bright color of this gelatine, isideal for preparing large phantoms used for special crash test
models. The gelatine concentration and preparation procedure
will depend on the tests to be performed. Typical concentrations used are 20 wt. % or 10 wt. % gelatine solutions.

GELITA® BALLISTIC 3 –The official material for ballistic
investigations, surgical research,test-runs and trainings

Ideal properties for tissue simulations: Providing abetter understanding of the interaction of projectileand tissue.

The very narrows specification of this gelatine for gel strength
secures a maximum of high reproducibility, used e. g. by FBI,
NATO, Federal Polices and Institutes. Typically used for simulations where objects remain in the block. The gelatine concentration and preparation procedure will depend on the tests to beperformed. Typical concentrations used are 20 wt. % or 10 wt. %gelatine solutions.
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The following procedure can be used for all
GELITA® BALLISTIC Gelatine products.
1.	Cold water – preferred distilled water – is weighed
and poured in a jacketed tank or a beaker. If necessarya preservative agent may be added.
2.	The amount of gelatine is depending on the type of tissue
simulation and chosen gelatine concentration. The gelatine
is weighed and added slowly to the cold water while stirring.
As soon as all gelatine has been added and is homogenously
mixed, the stirring is stopped to avoid the intake of airbubbles.
3.	Wait 1 to 2 hours without stirring until all gelatine issoaked with water.
4.	The mix is heated in the jacketed tank or in the beaker using
a water bath to 55 °C ± 5 °C. Temperatures above 60 °C
should be avoided to reduce thermal degradation of thegelatine. Stirring is done only occasionally and slowly toavoid air intake.
5.	When all gelatin is completely dissolved, the mixture isstirred carefully a last time for homogenisation.
6.	If the solution contains too many air bubbles, wait until thebubbles reach the surface and remove them with a foam
spoon or spatula.

7.	The warm (> 40°C) solution is filled (preferably siphonedfrom the bottom of the container) to the casting device.
8.	The resulting gelatine block is stored inside the mould atroom temperature over night for gelation.
9.	To remove the block from the mould, dip the mould briefly
into hot water. Alternatively, a steel cast with a hole at thebottom (closed by a screw during filling of the cast) can beused and the release is done by feeding compressed air
through the hole.
10.	Released blocks should be wrapped with a moisturesealing barrier such as clear plastic wrap to prevent lossof water on drying.
11.	The gelatine block has to be stored in the cast or unmolded
for conditioning for 18 to 66 hours in a refrigerator at 4 to
15 °C ± 1 °C depending on the ballistic test procedure. For
larger blocks even longer storage times may be necessary.
It is important to use the same experimental setup, temperatures and time schedules for all blocks if the results
need to be comparable.
12.	The ballistic test procedure should be carried out at adefined temperature.
13.	Never use remelts of a used block for the preparation ofnew blocks as each thermal processing of the gelatine will
degrade its physical properties, especially gel strength.

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