Antiviral and Antimicrobial Smart Coatings

Antiviral and Antimicrobial Smart Coatings: Fundamentals and Applications provides a critical analysis of all types of smart antiviral and antimicrobial coatings currently being researched. The book opens with a discussion of the microbial and viral pathogens, how to identify them and their interaction with surfaces. The next three sections look at the concept of smart coatings and specifically antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral smart coatings, types, effects and applications. The book concludes by discussing the methods and standards for characterization of the coatings and then presents several real world case studies. This book provides both academics and those working in industry with a broad-based introduction to the current state of smart coatings and will be a valuable resource to those in the field.