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Abstract：
Very little literature currently exists prescribing which maceration method to use when preparing infant human remains, resulting in bone quality that is suitable for forensic anthropological analysis. The aim of the study was to test five maceration methods to determine which is most suitable for infant remains for forensic anthropological analysis. The sample included five neonate pig carcasses (Sus scrofa domesticus), ranging between one to three days old. Five maceration methods were tested on the pig carcasses (one pig per maceration method) to determine their effectiveness. The methods included invertebrate maceration by meal worms, chemical maceration by bleach, chemical maceration by borax solution, enzymatic maceration by laundry detergent and sodium carbonate solution, and chemical maceration by sodium hypochlorite. A scoring method was created to assess the effectiveness of each maceration method. Invertebrate maceration and chemical maceration using bleach were the least successful methods of maceration (total maceration score = 8 respectively). Chemical maceration using borax and chemical maceration using sodium hypochlorite achieved complete maceration of the skeletal remains; however, they both resulted in artifacts that are unsuitable for forensic analysis (total maceration score = 14 respectively). Enzymatic maceration using laundry detergent and sodium carbonate was the most successful method (total maceration score = 17). The detergent technique subsequently successfully macerated all five sets of infant human remains. This study has validated that the enzymatic maceration technique using laundry detergent and sodium carbonate can be used to effectively macerate the remains of infant skeletal remains for forensic anthropological analysis.
摘要：
目前很少有文献规定在准备婴儿遗体时使用哪种浸渍方法，导致骨骼质量适合法医人类学分析。该研究的目的是测试五种浸渍方法，以确定哪种方法最适合用于法医人类学分析的婴儿遗骸。样本包括五个新生猪尸体（Susscrofadomesticus），一到三天不等。在猪尸体上测试了五种浸渍方法（每种浸渍方法一头猪），以确定其有效性。这些方法包括通过食虫浸渍无脊椎动物，用漂白剂进行化学浸渍，硼砂溶液化学浸渍，用洗衣液和碳酸钠溶液进行酶促浸渍，和次氯酸钠化学浸渍。创建评分方法以评估每种浸渍方法的有效性。使用漂白剂的无脊椎动物浸渍和化学浸渍是最不成功的浸渍方法（总浸渍评分分别为8）。使用硼砂的化学浸渍和使用次氯酸钠的化学浸渍实现了骨骼遗骸的完全浸渍；但是，它们都产生了不适合法医分析的伪影(浸渍总分分别=14).使用衣物洗涤剂和碳酸钠的酶促浸渍是最成功的方法(总浸渍评分=17)。洗涤剂技术随后成功地浸渍了所有五套婴儿遗骸。这项研究已经验证了使用洗衣洗涤剂和碳酸钠的酶促浸渍技术可以有效地浸渍婴儿骨骼遗骸，以进行法医人类学分析。
