Antisepsis
concept · 1867 · Industrial Revolution
Disinfecting wounds and instruments (Lister).
Principles and materials it uses
- Germ theory of disease — uses. Lister relied on Pasteur’s work.
- Bleach — uses. Chlorine bleach kills germs and is used to disinfect.
History: what it evolved from and what it influenced
- Sterilization — evolved into. Asepsis replaced Lister’s antisepsis.