Henry Drysdale Dakin

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Henry Drysdale Dakin (1880 - 1952) was an English chemist.

Together with Alexis Carrel, he developed the Carrel-Dakin method of wound treatments. This consisted of intermittently irrigating the wound with Dakin's solution. This solution is a highly diluted antiseptic, consisting of sodium hypochlorite (0.4% to 0.5%) and boric acid (4%). It is unstable and deteriorates within a few days, and must be made as needed.

Since 1982 a modified, more stable Dakin's Solution has been commercially available from Century Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

 

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