一種新型治療創(chuàng)面產(chǎn)品使用水和鹽制造，能夠殺死病毒、細(xì)菌和霉菌，沒有任何毒性副作用，能夠有助于傷口和燒傷創(chuàng)面愈合。

這種清潔液體叫做Microcyn，根據(jù)開發(fā)商Oculus創(chuàng)新科學(xué)公司(Petaluma, CA, USA)的說法，同樣能夠幫助糖尿病下肢潰瘍愈合。該產(chǎn)品是根據(jù)日本科學(xué)家進(jìn)行的研究結(jié)果來研發(fā)的，這些科學(xué)家追溯至20世紀(jì)90年代，在核反應(yīng)堆冷卻水中尋找滅菌的方法，他們使用了氯化物和水。在現(xiàn)在這個(gè)產(chǎn)品中，水被鹽所飽和然后進(jìn)行電解，分離成陰性和陽性離子進(jìn)入多重腔室。額外處理使得這些離子穩(wěn)定，并調(diào)節(jié)其pH水平。Microcyn從處理后遺留的微量氯中獲得了抗微生物的能力。

該公司在2003年從墨西哥衛(wèi)生部獲得了對Microcyn的批準(zhǔn)，Microcyn由Andres Gutierrez醫(yī)生進(jìn)行了檢測，他是墨西哥城國立康復(fù)研究院細(xì)胞治療科的主任。他發(fā)現(xiàn)這種液體能夠迅速清除細(xì)菌。一旦研究院得知Microcyn是無毒的，就能夠在糖尿病下肢潰瘍患者中進(jìn)行測試。

Gutierrez醫(yī)生說：“我們首先發(fā)現(xiàn)的是在24小時(shí)內(nèi)傷口散發(fā)的氣味減輕了，這在從前從來沒有發(fā)生過。”

盡管Microcyn已經(jīng)在美國、歐洲和墨西哥被批準(zhǔn)做為消毒劑，它還沒有被批準(zhǔn)用于處理傷口 。
 
Simple Liquid Kills Bacteria, Heals Wounds
 
A new wound-care product made from water and salt can kill viruses, bacteria, and mold spores without any toxic side effects and can also help wounds and burns to heal.

The clear liquid, called Microcyn, is also helping diabetic foot ulcers to heal, according to the developer, Oculus Innovative Sciences (Petaluma, CA, USA). The product is based on research conducted by Japanese scientists who were searching back in the 1990s for a method of disinfecting the cooling water in nuclear reactors, using chloride and water. In the current product, water is saturated with salt and then electrolyzed, separating the negative and positive ions into multiple chambers. Additional processing stabilizes the ions and adjusts the pH level. Microcyn gets its antimicrobial quality from the trace of chlorine that is left over after the processing.

The company filed for approval of Microcyn in 2003 with the Ministry of Health in Mexico (Mexico City) and Microcyn was tested by Dr. Andres Gutierrez, who is head of the cell therapy unit of the National Institute of Rehabilitation in Mexico City. He found the liquid could quickly eradicate bacteria. Once the institute knew Microcyn was nontoxic, it was able to test Microcyn on patients with diabetic foot ulcers.

“The first thing we noticed was that the odor from the wound faded away in 24 hours,” reported Dr. Gutierrez. “That had never happened before.”

Although Microcyn has been cleared as a disinfectant in the United States, Europe, and Mexico, it has not yet been cleared for wound care.