Microbial infection has serious negative effects on human health and economy

especially in the fields of medical treatment and public health

food safety

etc. Antibacterial agent is the effective measure to control microorganism growth and reproduction. Comparing with inorganic

organic and natural antibacterial agents

antibacterial polymers are becoming a research hotspot because of their high density of effective functional groups

low toxicity and long-time antibacterial effect. This paper mainly introduced the fabrication method

types and antibacterial mechanism of antibacterial polymers. Based on the literatures of antibacterial polymeric materials within recent five years

the applications of antibacterial polymers in the fields of medical

food and textile were summarized.