Dakin’s solution
Alternative eponyms

Carrell-Dakin solution
Carrel-Dakin fluid
Dakin’s fluid

Related people

Alexis Carrel
Henry Drysdale Dakin

Highly diluted, neutral antiseptic solution for cleansing wounds.
Description

Highly diluted, neutral antiseptic solution for cleansing wounds. Consists of sodium hypochlorite (0,45 % to 0,5 %) and boric acid (4 %). Its solvent action on dead cells hastens the separation of dead from living tissue. The solution is unstable and cannot be stored more than a few days. Developed during World War I.

How to make Dakin’s solution
http://www.virginia.edu/uvaprint/HSC/pdf/09024.pdf

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