Povidone-iodine yog tshuaj tua kab mob iodophor, uas tuaj yeem ncaj qha mus rau qhov tsis lees paub thiab ua kom cov protein nyob hauv cov kab mob thiab ua rau tuag ntawm cov kab mob pathogenic tuag, yog li ua tau zoo tua kab mob thiab ua kom tsis muaj menyuam. Nws tuaj yeem tua cov kab mob, kab mob, kab mob, fungi, protozoa, thiab lwm yam, thiab muaj tshuaj lom tsawg. Povidone-iodine aqueous solution muaj cov tshuaj muaj zog ua haujlwm tiv thaiv Staphylococcus aureus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Treponema pallidum, kab mob siab B, HIV, thiab Trichomonas vaginalis.
Povidone iodine gel yog cov kua dej ib nrab rau kev siv sab nrauv sab hauv ua los ntawm povidone iodine thiab hydrophilic matrix. Nws yog ib qho txheej txheem uas tswj hwm nws qhov kev tso tawm tas mus li. Vim yog kev tso tawm tsis tu ncua ntawm iodine dawb, cov tawv nqaij thiab cov hnoos qeev tswj tau qee qhov kev xav ntawm iodine thiab txwv cov kab mob. Feem ntau yog siv rau kev kis tus kab mob gynecological, miscible nrog qhov tso tawm ntawm qhov paum, tua cov kab mob me me hauv qhov tso quav, thaiv kev kis thiab cuam tshuam ntawm cov kab mob hauv lub cev, thiab kho lwm yam kab mob ntawm cov kab mob ntawm qhov chaw mos.