Chromium-silver　films　with　&　LE;　39.2　at.%　Ag　were　deposited　by　magnetron　sputtering　for　antibacterial　applications.　X-ray　diffraction　and　scanning　electron　microscopy　analyses　indicate　that　the　films　consist　of　Cr　and　Ag,　and　silver　segregation　is　not　obvious　at　the　surface.　The　films　are　hard　(628-968　HV0.001)　and　hydrophobic　with　low　surface　energy　(12.8-26.8　mJ/m(2)).　The　drying　time　of　water　droplets　is　dependent　on　ambient　conditions,　material　wettability　and　droplet　size.　The　test　against　Escherichia　coli　indicates　antibacterial　ratios　of　100%　for　the　Cr-Ag　films　(action　time　3　h).　However,　bacteria　died　within　15　min　due　to　quick　drying　of　the　bacterial　suspension　in　open　ambient　conditions.　The　Cr-Ag　films　would　have　potential　antimicrobial　applications　in　public　environmental　facilities.