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Abstract Engineers look for smart materials for applications where superior properties are critically of long-term competitiveness potential. Epoxy is the most popular thermoset material, typical of resins formed through step-wise or chain-wise polymerization reactions, which has been widely used in coating industry. Armed with nanotechnology, it is possible to design advanced epoxy-based coatings for engineering uses. Nevertheless, the interplay among curing, properties, and performance of epoxy coatings should be meticulously understood to guarantee a high efficiency. In this respect, viscosity-induced curing accompanied by gelation and vitrification phenomena makes judgment about the efficiency of nanostructured epoxy coatings very difficult. This short review emphasized the importance of the aforementioned relationship and accentuates different aspects of such engineered coatings.