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History of Sterilization
1450 B.C
- Mose
- Description of sterilization by fire
1774
- Scheele
- Discovery of chlorine
1818
- Thenard, L.J.
- Discovery of Hydrogen Peroxide
1837
- Schwan,J.
- The beginning of sterilization by heat, chemical material
1847
- Semmelweis,L
- Using Chloro lime for puerperal prevention
1854
- Schroeder &Dusch
- Using Filters Sterilization of high temperature and high pressure
1859
- Wurtz, C.A.
- Discovery of Ethylen Oxide
1860
- Kuchenmeister
- Using phenol as sterilizing agent for the first time
1861
- Pasteru, L
- proof of relation between puerperal fever and bacilluses
1865
- Lister, J
- Using phenol for infection prevention after operation
1866
- Hoffmann, A.W
- Discovery of formaldehyde
1867
- Lister, J
- On the antiseptic principle in the practice of surgery
1876
- Koch, R.
- Descovery of bacillus anthracis as the cause of disease for the first time by infection experiment
- Tyndall, T.
- Tyndallization Intermittent sterilization method
1878
- Pasteur,L.
- Necessity and process of aseptic surgery
1880
- Chamberland, C.
- The first Autoclave
1886
- Bergman, E.V.
- Steam sterilization
1888
- Davidsohn
- Boiling sterilization
1894
- Reinecke
- Sterilization action of 90% alcohol
1897
- Kinyoun,J.J.
- The dual structure of Autoclave
1908
- Grossich, A
- Operation field sterilization by iodine tincture
1927
- Schrader & Bossert
- Examination of sterilization action by Ethylene Oxide
1933
- Underwood,W.
- Completion of high pressure steam sterilizer
1949
- Philips & Kaye
- Build up theory of Ethylene oxide gas sterilization by 90% D value
1963
- Stonehill et al.
- Development of Glutaraldehyde