Scope
Functional interfaces embody fundamental and applied aspects of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Materials Science to understand their mechanisms and improve their design and performance. Material interfaces play a crucial role in diverse phenomena such as adhesion, bio-recognition, separation and catalysis. A control over the interfacial material properties requires the implementation of innovations spanning multiple disciplines such as sensing and recognition, electrocatalysis, polymer science, material separation and filtration, nano-scale manufacturing, among others.
Its highly interdisciplinary character, makes the domain of functional interfaces a meeting ground for scientist cooperation towards the design and developing of materials with tailored properties and innovative applications, in particular in the framework of nanotechnology. EnFI 2023 aims at bringing innovative research in this wide range of domains together to continue to stimulate scientists from different fields to collaborate with and learn from each other. In 2023, EnFI will remain a conference that also aims at developing the career of early-stage researchers. PhD students, but also graduating master students and postdocs, will fill up the majority of the timeslots in this conference. They are encouraged to submit an abstract to the conference and introduce their work by means of a flash presentation, followed by a poster market, where they will have the opportunity to discuss their results more in detail. In addition, internationally renowned experts will give tutorial lectures on a series of selected, highly relevant topics in the context of functional-interface physics and engineering.
EnFI2023 welcomes abstract submissions for research in various field including:
- Analytical methods for surface and interface characterization
- Nanostructured materials and interfaces
- Bio-inspired and biomimetic films including membranes
- Biosensors: Physical and chemical sensors
- Cell-, organism-, nucleic acid- and enzyme-based technologies
- Biomaterials engineering: Tissue engineering, bio-reactor design
- Electrochemical and optical sensor materials
- Polymer, metals and oxide materials
- Thin film technology, microsystems and chip-based devices
- Therapeutics, diagnostics and drug-delivery systems
- Electrochemical interfaces: Corrosion, catalysis and battery
- Medical technology and implants