Abstract

Harmful microorganisms are widely present in the surrounding environment, causing a large number of infectious diseases in human society and serious negative effects on human life. In order to resist the damage of harmful microorganisms, antimicrobial agents that inhibit the growth of microorganisms came into being. This review aimed to encompass current syntheses and applications of N-halamines antimicrobial agents in the past five years, highlighting recent significant breakthroughs. This review included an introduction to the classification of antimicrobial agents, antimicrobial mechanisms, syntheses, and applications of small molecular N-halamines and N-halamines polymers. And finally, the conclusion and outlooks of N-halamines antimicrobial agents were provided.

Keywords: Antimicrobial agent, N-halamines, small molecular N-halamines, N-halamines polymers, applications, pathogens.