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Aim of EnFI 2027

The annual “EnFI - Engineering of Functional Interfaces” conference will bring together early-career researchers and leading industry experts on the campus of FH Aachen (Eupener Straße) from 27 to 28 July 2027. The focus will be on the latest innovations in the field of functionalised interfaces and surfaces and their diverse applications, such as in sensor technology, medical technology, materials science, electrochemistry, and other forward-looking technological fields.

Topics of EnFI 2027

  • Biosensors, physical and chemical sensors 
  • Biobased, bio-inspired and biomimetic material synthesis and engineering
  • Biofunctional materials 
  • Biomedical engineering and technology 
  • Cell-, organism-, enzym- or nucleid acid-based technologies 
  • Microsystems, chip-based devices and thin film technology 
  • Analytical methods for studying interfaces and surfaces
  • Nanostructured materials & interfaces 
  • Polymers, metals and oxide materials 
  • Therapeutics, diagnostics and drug delivery systems 
  • Engineering of technologies driving sustainability
  • Catalysis, batteries, energy harvesting devices, corrosion