No-one knows. There are records dating from Athens and from ancient Egypt that speak of people applying moldy bread to wounds (which may actually be taking advantage of the effects of Penicillium mold!). All throughout recorded history, the...
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Inventions question: When was antiseptic invented? antiseptic was invented in 1847 by James Simpson ... antiseptic was invented in 1847 by James Simpson...
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No one invented it. the word means against sepsis or countering infection. there are many things that have antiseptic abilities. Soap is one, alcohol, chlorine, are other simple ones which have been known for a long time.
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hello...This my answer ...Operation using Lister's carbolic spray invented in 1869 ... German surgeons were beginning to practice antiseptic surgery; Louis Pasteur suggested that decay was caused by living organisms in the air, which on entering matter caused it to ferment, Lister made the connection with wound sepsis.
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; Joseph Lister & Antiseptic Surgery; Page Content ... Operation using Lister's carbolic spray invented in 1869 ... German surgeons were beginning to practice antiseptic surgery, which involved keeping wounds free from micro-organisms by the use of sterilized instruments and materials.
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Antiseptic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Antiseptics (from Greek αντί - anti , '"against" + σηπτικός - septikos , "putrefactive") are antimicrobial substances that are applied to living tissue/skin to reduce the possibility of infec...
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and when, through Pasteur's researches, he realized that the formation of pus was due to bacteria, he proceeded to develop his antiseptic surgical methods. The immediate success of the new treatment led to its general adoption, with results of such beneficence as ... On The Antiseptic Principle Of The Practice Of Surgery...
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What is an antiseptic used for? ... When was antiseptic invented? ... Who invented Antiseptic?
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chlorhexidine — a long-lasting liquid antiseptic; used by surgeons to wash their hands before performing surgery ... When was antiseptic invented? Read answer... ... Who invented Antiseptic?
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