Table 1.

List of antimicrobial hydrogels described in this review.

Type of antimicrobial gels		Applications	References
Loaded with drugs:	Silver NPs	Wound dressings and surface coatings	[27–39]
	Gold NPs	Wound dressings	[42–44]
	Antibiotics	Wound dressings and implant coatings	[45–50]
	Antimicrobial agents	Wound dressings and surface coatings	[51–58]
Inherently active based on:	Peptides	Wound dressings and surface coatings	[59–61,66–68]
	Chitosan	Wound dressings and surface coatings	[73–85]
	Polymers	Surface coatings	[86–88]