Antiviral and Antimicrobial Smart Coatings

Section A: Overview on microbes and viruses 1. Introduction to the microbial world and associated diseases 2. Fungal and Viral pathogens, classification, and associated diseases 3. Various materials surfaces and growth of microbes and viruses on it 4. Identification and culture tests 5. Microbe- and virus-philic surfaces 6. Microbe- and virus-phobic surface coating 7. Industrial environment and microbes/virus growth Section B: Smart Coatings 8. Introduction to smart coatings 9. Working principles of various smart coating on microbes/virus growth 10. Effect of shape responsive coating on microbes/virus growth 11. Electric responsive coating and microbes/virus growth 12. Magnetic responsive coating and microbes/virus growth 13. Synthesis techniques of smart coatings 14. Smart coatings and biomimetics 15. Biomaterials and biomimetics Section C: Antibacterial, antifungal and Antiviral smart coatings 16. Polymeric antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral coatings 17. Nanotechnology in antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral coatings 18. Nanomaterials based smart coatings for antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral activities 19. Green antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral coatings 20. Effect of smart coating and durability 21. Hybrid antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral smart coatings Section D: Methods/standards for characterization of smart coatings 22. Characterization methodologies for smart coating23. Screening methods to determine antibacterial activity 24. Molecular Network Approach 25. Gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry 26. Physical and mechanical property measurement of antiviral/ antibacterial smart coating 27. Erosion property evaluation of antiviral/ antibacterial smart coating 28. Chromic property measurement of antiviral/ antibacterial smart coating 29. Current standards and their limitations/concerns for testing the antibacterial activity of smart coatings Section E: Current and predictable scenario 30. Prediction and optimization of materials surface with respect to bacteria, fungus and virus growth 31. Role of Smart coating to eliminate COVID infection 32. Edible and food safe antiviral and antimicrobial smart coatings 33. Industrialization of antiviral and antimicrobial smart coatings 34. Antibacterial activity of plant extracts smart coating 35. Human safety and environmental concerns of antiviral and antimicrobial smart coatings 36. Laws and developments to implement antimicrobial coatings