Section A: Overview on microbes and viruses <br>1. Introduction to the microbial world and associated diseases <br>2. Fungal and Viral pathogens, classification, and associated diseases <br>3. Various materials surfaces and growth of microbes and viruses on it <br>4. Identification and culture tests <br>5. Microbe- and virus-philic surfaces <br>6. Microbe- and virus-phobic surface coating <br>7. Industrial environment and microbes/virus growth <br><br>Section B: Smart Coatings <br>8. Introduction to smart coatings <br>9. Working principles of various smart coating on microbes/virus growth <br>10. Effect of shape responsive coating on microbes/virus growth <br>11. Electric responsive coating and microbes/virus growth <br>12. Magnetic responsive coating and microbes/virus growth <br>13. Synthesis techniques of smart coatings <br>14. Smart coatings and biomimetics <br>15. Biomaterials and biomimetics <br><br>Section C: Antibacterial, antifungal and Antiviral smart coatings <br>16. Polymeric antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral coatings <br>17. Nanotechnology in antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral coatings <br>18. Nanomaterials based smart coatings for antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral activities <br>19. Green antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral coatings <br>20. Effect of smart coating and durability <br>21. Hybrid antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral smart coatings <br><br>Section D: Methods/standards for characterization of smart coatings <br>22. Characterization methodologies for smart coating<br>23. Screening methods to determine antibacterial activity <br>24. Molecular Network Approach <br>25. Gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry <br>26. Physical and mechanical property measurement of antiviral/ antibacterial smart coating <br>27. Erosion property evaluation of antiviral/ antibacterial smart coating <br>28. Chromic property measurement of antiviral/ antibacterial smart coating <br>29. Current standards and their limitations/concerns for testing the antibacterial activity of smart coatings <br><br>Section E: Current and predictable scenario <br>30. Prediction and optimization of materials surface with respect to bacteria, fungus and virus growth <br>31. Role of Smart coating to eliminate COVID infection <br>32. Edible and food safe antiviral and antimicrobial smart coatings <br>33. Industrialization of antiviral and antimicrobial smart coatings <br>34. Antibacterial activity of plant extracts smart coating <br>35. Human safety and environmental concerns of antiviral and antimicrobial smart coatings <br>36. Laws and developments to implement antimicrobial coatings