Definition of iodophor in English:
iodophor
noun ʌɪˈəʊdə(ʊ)fɔːˈʌɪədə(ʊ)fɔːīˈōdəˌfôr
Any of a group of disinfectants containing iodine in combination with a surfactant.
Example sentencesExamples
- The physical action of washing hands under such circumstances is recommended because alcohols, chlorhexidine, iodophors, and other antiseptic agents have poor activity against spores.
- This reflects changes in food habits, reduction of iodised salt intake, changes in food technology, phasing out of iodophors s disinfectants in milk.
- The surgeons standardized their surgical skin prep to the one-step iodophor / alcohol water insoluble film method without the iodine impregnated incise drape.
- The antimicrobial effect of iodophors occurs by cell wall penetration and oxidation with the substitution of iodine for cell contents.
- They found this procedure to be as effective in reducing bacterial growth on the hands as a standard two-brush method using an iodophor.