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. Dr. Ashish Kumar Singh received his PhD in Biotechnology in 2018 from Punjabi University, Patiala, India. He is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the School of Biomedical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi, India. His primary research interests are in the development and application of nanomaterials and imprinted polymers for sensor and electrochemical biosensor. Also, his research focus is in the areas of micro-/nanofabrication, materials science, and thin film sensors/biosensor development. He has published more than 20 research/review papers and 4 book chapters in his credit and attended various national/International conferences. Dr. Marshal is an Associate Professor at the School of Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi. Prior to this, he was a senior scientist at CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad and was also a Senior Fellow in Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, USA. He received his PhD from UMIST (the Manchester University, England) in 2004 in low temperature plasma physics for application to life science. He has also worked as a Research Professor at the Biology Research Centre for Industrial Accelerators, Dongshing University, Naju, South Korea and also has held a Scientist Fellow position at the National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, India. He is an Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Biosensors & Bioelectronics. He has more than 70 publications and multiple patents applied.

• Section 1 Bio-based antimicrobial composites1. Antimicrobial gum a bio-based nanocomposites.2. Antibacterial Properties of Biobased Polyester Composites3. Production of Bio-Based Antimicrobial AgentsSection: 2 Biodegradable antibacterial materials4. Biodegradable Antibacterial Polymeric Nanosystems5. Biodegradable Natural Antibacterial Extract as Novel Periodontal Barrier Membranes6. Bio-Based Antimicrobial towards Sustainable DevelopmentSection 3 Bioactive materials and coatings7. Bioactive glass coatings on metallic implants for biomedical applications8. Enzymic Thin Film Coatings for Bioactive Materials9. Antibacterial and Bioactive Coatings on Titanium Implant SurfacesSection 4 Interfaces Materials and coatings10. Superhydrophobic Coatings with Edible Materials11. Dual-Functional, Superhydrophobic and Antimicrobial Characteristics12. Antibacterial Coatings Constructed by N‑Hydroxyethyl acrylamide and Quaternary Ammonium-Containing CopolymersSection 5 Antifungal materials and coatings13. Antifungal Coatings in Medical Device Infections14. Antifungal activity copper nanocomposite coatings15. (Meth)acrylate polymers based antifungal materialsSection 6 Nanoengineered Materials and coatings16. Nanoengineered Antibacterial Coatings and Materials17. Engineering and Application Perspectives on Designing an Antimicrobial Surface18. Nanotechnology in Paints and Coatings19. Nano based antiviral coating to reduced viral infectionSection 7 Antimicrobial coatings for biomedical application20. Antibacterial Coatings: Challenges, Perspectives, and Opportunities21. Antibacterial Coatings for Improving the Performance of Biomaterials22. Organic and inorganic antibacterial approaches in combating bacterial infection for biomedical applicationSection 8 Food packaging materials23. Bio-based active food packaging materials24. Green-based antimicrobial packaging materials25. Bacterial cellulose as a biodegradable food packaging materialSection 9 Antibacterial filters and membranes26. Chitosan-based nanofibrous membranes for antibacterial filter applications27. Development of tree-like nanofibrous air filter28. Potential of a functionalized nanofiber microfiltration membrane as an antibacterial water filterSection 10 Bacteria fouling and fouling prevention29. Fouling control in reverse osmosis for water desalination30. Fouling of ion exchange membranes used in the electrodialysis reversal advanced water treatment31. Prevention of bacteria fouling in drinking waterSection 11 Case studies32. Case studies I33. Case studies II34. Case studies IIISection 12 Green and sustainable future and conclusion35. plant-mediated green synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles for antibacterial applications36. Antibacterial nanomaterials for environmental and consumer product applications37. Antibacterial activity of green synthesized silver nanoparticles