Barbieri et al. introduce scalable techniques for creating antibacterial textiles. They achieve this by modifying nonwoven fiber mats with antimicrobial peptides and polymers, using photo-crosslinked microgels to load and release the peptides. The selected fabrics demonstrate prolonged peptide release, exhibiting antibacterial effectiveness against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli without causing harm to human skin cells.