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membrane

[mem-breyn] / ˈmɛm breɪn /
NOUN
covering layer
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The material was already buried when Constance arrived and it was his job to dig a 6m-deep trench around the outside of the mound before it was sealed using plastic membrane sheets and liquid clay.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

His design costs roughly £74 and involves about ten components, from the printed pieces that the liquid flows through, to a membrane, gaskets, electrodes and current collectors.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

"We discovered that this membrane skeleton is actively regulating the nutrient uptake process of neurons," Zhou said.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

Those cells then transfer the membrane complex carrying the protein fragment to cDC2 cells through an already known process called "cross dressing."

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

At the top of the tunnel, the green membrane rippled.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Over the following weeks, the team tracked how effectively the membranes supported new bone growth across the damaged regions.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

The keratin membranes also remained stable during the healing process and integrated smoothly with the surrounding tissue.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

The membranes were first tested with human bone cells in the laboratory.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

"Because these crystalline membranes can be fabricated over large areas and transferred onto different supports, this approach provides a practical path toward twist-engineered oxide electronics."

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

The membranes lining the inner compartment of mitochondria are unlike other animal cell membranes, and resemble most closely the membranes of bacteria.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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