membrane material

collocation in English

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membrane
noun[C or U]
us
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/ˈmem.breɪn/
anatomy
a thin piece of skin that covers or connects parts of a person's or ...
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material
adjective
uk
/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/us
/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
relating to physical objects or money rather than emotions or the ...
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(Definition ofmembraneandmaterialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Most of the surplusmembranematerialbrought to the egg surface by exocytosis is set free into the perivitelline space.
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This is equivalent to neglecting the bending resistance of themembranematerial.
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Most of themembranematerialappears to become externalised into the perivitelline space.
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This instrument uses the softmembranematerial, rather than a mechanical spring, as the force transducer.
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The inner layers of the wrapping, which are predominantlymembranematerial, form the myelin sheath while the outermost layer of nucleated cytoplasm forms the neurolemma.
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As water has strong dipole characteristics, whilst the membrane fabric is non-polar, themembranematerialis not wetted by the liquid.
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Another drawback to this technique is that while imaging the hole, the ion beam is continually sputteringmembranematerialaway.
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They are usually made of a breathablemembranematerialto let sweat permeate, keeping the wearer dry and comfortable all day.
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Common membrane materials include sintered glass, porous porcelain, polytetrafluoroethene or polypropylene.
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Due to their low modulus, the mechanical impedance of the actuators, they are well-matched to common optical membrane materials.
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