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Lord Joseph Lister, an innovative British surgeon, introduced carbolic acid (modern-day phenol) as a sterilizer for surgical instruments, patients' skin, sutures, surgeons' hands, and wards, promoting the principle of antiseptics. See two examples of the steam-powered sprayers that were used in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Museum of Medical History, special collections, image gallery
