Properties at the nanoscale Magnetic,Mechanical,and chemical behaviour The intersection of nanotechnology and biotechnology offers the possibility of achieving new functions and properties with nanostructured surfaces.In this surface-and interface-dominated regime,biology does an exquisite job of selectively controlling functions through a combination of structure and chemical forces.The transcription of information stored in genes and the selectivity of biochemical reactions based on chemical recognition of complex molecules are examples where interfaces play the key role in establishing nanoscale behaviour.Atomic forces and chemical bonds dominate at these dimensions,while macroscopic effects-such as convection,turbulence,and momentum (inertial forces)-are of little consequence nalMs1enam Company LogoCompany Logo Properties at the nanoscale Magnetic, Mechanical, and Magnetic, Mechanical, and Magnetic, Mechanical, and chemical behaviour chemical behaviour chemical behaviour The intersection of nanotechnology and biotechnology offers the possibility of achieving new functions and properties with nanostructured surfaces. In this surface- and interface-dominated regime, biology does an exquisite job of selectively controlling functions through a combination of structure and chemical forces. The transcription of information stored in genes and the selectivity of biochemical reactions based on chemical recognition of complex molecules are examples where interfaces play the key role in establishing nanoscale behaviour. Atomic forces and chemical bonds dominate at these dimensions, while macroscopic effects—such as convection, turbulence, and momentum (inertial forces)—are of little consequence