Shahid Ul Islam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities at Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi, India. Prior to joining Jamia, he was a Fulbright Scientist at the University of California Davis, United States. He works at the interface of materials science and textile engineering, with an emphasis on the functionalization of textile and polymeric materials for use in different applications. Sudheesh K. Shukla is a researcher with the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa; and Associate Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India. His research involves real-time analysis of biochemical markers for personalized healthcare and environmental monitoring.Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an adjunct professor and director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 200 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with several reputable publishers including Elsevier.

• SECTION 1: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial and antiviral coatings: Design & development1. Recent advances in the designs and development of functionalized nanoparticles 2. Recent advances in the synthesis and functionalization of carbon-based functional nanomaterials3. Therapeutic antimicrobial applications of functionalized nanoparticles 4. Biomass-based functionalized carbon dots: A promising shield with antimicrobial activitiesSECTION 2: Functionalized nanoparticles-based coatings for food and packaging applications5. Potentially effective and active antibacterial nanocomposites for the food industry6. Nanosilver in the food sector: Prospects and challengesSECTION 3: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial coatings for environmental applications7. Wastewater purification using advanced functionalized nanoparticles8. Efficacy of biomass-derived nanocomposites as promising materials as corrosion inhibitors9. Adverse effects of nanoparticles on human health and the environmentSECTION 4: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial coatings for textile application10. Functional finishing of textile materials using silver-based functionalized nanoparticles: Health perspective11. Synthesis and functional finishing of textile materials using zinc-based functional nanoparticles12. Antimicrobial textiles based on nanoparticles and composite, antiviral and antimicrobial coatings based on functionalized nanomaterials13. Fabrication of functional nanoparticles onto textile surfaces with the use of metal (oxide) nanoparticles and biopolymersSECTION 5: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial coatings for biomedical applications14. Drug delivery and functional nanoparticles15. Applications of functionalized nanoparticles in tissue engineering16. Medical applications of functional antimicrobial nanoparticlesSECTION 6: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial coatings for devices17. Nanomaterials-based antimicrobial coatings for medical devices18. Antiviral and antimicrobial polymer-based biomedical device coatings19. Orthopedic applications of implant coatingsSECTION 7: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial coatings: Safety risk & sustainability20. Nanoparticle cytotoxicity: From beneficial uses to carcinogenic effects

Shahid Ul Islam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities at Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi, India. Prior to joining Jamia, he was a Fulbright Scientist at the University of California Davis, United States. He works at the interface of materials science and textile engineering, with an emphasis on the functionalization of textile and polymeric materials for use in different applications. Sudheesh K. Shukla is a researcher with the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa; and Associate Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India. His research involves real-time analysis of biochemical markers for personalized healthcare and environmental monitoring.Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an adjunct professor and director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 200 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with several reputable publishers including Elsevier.

• SECTION 1: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial and antiviral coatings: Design & development1. Recent advances in the designs and development of functionalized nanoparticles 2. Recent advances in the synthesis and functionalization of carbon-based functional nanomaterials3. Therapeutic antimicrobial applications of functionalized nanoparticles 4. Biomass-based functionalized carbon dots: A promising shield with antimicrobial activitiesSECTION 2: Functionalized nanoparticles-based coatings for food and packaging applications5. Potentially effective and active antibacterial nanocomposites for the food industry6. Nanosilver in the food sector: Prospects and challengesSECTION 3: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial coatings for environmental applications7. Wastewater purification using advanced functionalized nanoparticles8. Efficacy of biomass-derived nanocomposites as promising materials as corrosion inhibitors9. Adverse effects of nanoparticles on human health and the environmentSECTION 4: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial coatings for textile application10. Functional finishing of textile materials using silver-based functionalized nanoparticles: Health perspective11. Synthesis and functional finishing of textile materials using zinc-based functional nanoparticles12. Antimicrobial textiles based on nanoparticles and composite, antiviral and antimicrobial coatings based on functionalized nanomaterials13. Fabrication of functional nanoparticles onto textile surfaces with the use of metal (oxide) nanoparticles and biopolymersSECTION 5: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial coatings for biomedical applications14. Drug delivery and functional nanoparticles15. Applications of functionalized nanoparticles in tissue engineering16. Medical applications of functional antimicrobial nanoparticlesSECTION 6: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial coatings for devices17. Nanomaterials-based antimicrobial coatings for medical devices18. Antiviral and antimicrobial polymer-based biomedical device coatings19. Orthopedic applications of implant coatingsSECTION 7: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial coatings: Safety risk & sustainability20. Nanoparticle cytotoxicity: From beneficial uses to carcinogenic effects

Shahid Ul Islam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Sciences and Humanities at Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University), New Delhi, India. Prior to joining Jamia, he was a Fulbright Scientist at the University of California Davis, United States. He works at the interface of materials science and textile engineering, with an emphasis on the functionalization of textile and polymeric materials for use in different applications. Sudheesh K. Shukla is a researcher with the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, Johannesburg, South Africa; and Associate Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering and Physical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, India. His research involves real-time analysis of biochemical markers for personalized healthcare and environmental monitoring.Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an adjunct professor and director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 200 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with several reputable publishers including Elsevier.

• SECTION 1: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial and antiviral coatings: Design & development1. Recent advances in the designs and development of functionalized nanoparticles 2. Recent advances in the synthesis and functionalization of carbon-based functional nanomaterials3. Therapeutic antimicrobial applications of functionalized nanoparticles 4. Biomass-based functionalized carbon dots: A promising shield with antimicrobial activitiesSECTION 2: Functionalized nanoparticles-based coatings for food and packaging applications5. Potentially effective and active antibacterial nanocomposites for the food industry6. Nanosilver in the food sector: Prospects and challengesSECTION 3: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial coatings for environmental applications7. Wastewater purification using advanced functionalized nanoparticles8. Efficacy of biomass-derived nanocomposites as promising materials as corrosion inhibitors9. Adverse effects of nanoparticles on human health and the environmentSECTION 4: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial coatings for textile application10. Functional finishing of textile materials using silver-based functionalized nanoparticles: Health perspective11. Synthesis and functional finishing of textile materials using zinc-based functional nanoparticles12. Antimicrobial textiles based on nanoparticles and composite, antiviral and antimicrobial coatings based on functionalized nanomaterials13. Fabrication of functional nanoparticles onto textile surfaces with the use of metal (oxide) nanoparticles and biopolymersSECTION 5: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial coatings for biomedical applications14. Drug delivery and functional nanoparticles15. Applications of functionalized nanoparticles in tissue engineering16. Medical applications of functional antimicrobial nanoparticlesSECTION 6: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial coatings for devices17. Nanomaterials-based antimicrobial coatings for medical devices18. Antiviral and antimicrobial polymer-based biomedical device coatings19. Orthopedic applications of implant coatingsSECTION 7: Functionalized nanoparticles-based antimicrobial coatings: Safety risk & sustainability20. Nanoparticle cytotoxicity: From beneficial uses to carcinogenic effects