Ernst von Bergmann hired Schimmelbusch in 1889, having been impressed with his work on bacteriology. Bergmann used a number of methods of disinfection and sterilisation, which Schimmelbusch documented and formalised.
Bergmann recruited Schimmelbusch in 1889 following his admiration for Schimmelbusch's studies on microbiology. Bergmann applied several strategies to eliminate microbes, which Schimmelbusch meticulously recorded and formalized.