TY - JOUR AU - Patrycja Szkołuda AU - Tomasz Karpiński PY - 2020/06/06 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Polyhexanide (PHMB) – properties and applications in medicine JF - European Journal of Biological Research JA - EJBR VL - 10 IS - 3 SE - Review Articles DO - UR - http://www.journals.tmkarpinski.com/index.php/ejbr/article/view/328 AB - Polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB) is one of the many antiseptics available in the medicine. It stands out from the others with its numerous advantages. It has a low toxicity factor, chemical stability, and bactericidal effect on most microorganisms. PHMB is used in many areas of medicine, veterinary medicine, gastronomy, and industry. The application of polyhexanide in the treatment of chronic wounds allows for fast regeneration and reduced time of wound treatment and hospitalization. According to the Recommendations of the Polish Wound Treatment Society, PHMB is recommended in treatment of critically colonized wounds, wounds at risk infection, burns, and decontamination of acute and chronic wounds, and as second choice in infected wounds.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3956819 ER -