Antimicrobial action uses electrostatic forces to draw, trap and destroy microbes and adsorb endotoxins. Conductivity restores the body’s natural transepithelial potential, aiding healing. Odor management by adsorbing odor molecules and combating odor-causing microbes. Antimicrobial dressings play an important role in reducing wound bioburden by killing bacteria. Some of the most common examples use silver, honey or iodine as antiseptic agents, while others contain polyhexamethylene biguanide (PHMB).