• An artificial membrane, or synthetic membrane, is a synthetically created membrane which is usually intended for separation purposes in laboratory or in...
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    Semipermeable membrane is a type of biological or synthetic, polymeric membrane that allows certain molecules or ions to pass through it by osmosis. The...
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    particles. Membranes can be generally classified into synthetic membranes and biological membranes. Biological membranes include cell membranes (outer coverings...
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  • the membrane can be retained as well. Bio-Membrane is classified in two categories, synthetic membrane and natural membrane. synthetic membranes further...
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    cell membrane (also known as the plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane, and historically referred to as the plasmalemma) is a biological membrane that...
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  • In biology, membrane fluidity refers to the viscosity of the lipid bilayer of a cell membrane or a synthetic lipid membrane. Lipid packing can influence...
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    separated by synthetic membranes made from polymers such as polyamide or cellulose acetate, or from ceramic materials. While polymeric membranes are economical...
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    protein or as a hole in synthetic materials such as silicon or graphene. When a nanopore is present in an electrically insulating membrane, it can be used as...
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    Ionophore (category Membrane biology)
    synthetic vesicles (liposomes). Structurally, an ionophore contains a hydrophilic center and a hydrophobic portion that interacts with the membrane....
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  • tensioned membranes Membrane (M-Theory), a spatially extended mathematical concept that appears in string theory and related theories Synthetic membrane, a synthetically...
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  • A zeolite membrane is a synthetic membrane made of crystalline aluminosilicate materials, typically aluminum, silicon, and oxygen with positive counterions...
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  • function. Synthetic membranes are used in chemical separation processes and in flow batteries. Cytoskeletal proteins interact with lipid bilayer membranes via...
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  • building. Membrane roofs are most commonly made from synthetic rubber, thermoplastic (PVC or similar material), or modified bitumen. Membrane roofs are...
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  • cell membranes or covering various sub-cellular structures like the nucleus. They are used to study the fundamental properties of biological membranes in...
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  • consider synthetics comparable to other membranes like ePTFE and collagen, and one author has found synthetics clinically superior to collagen membranes. The...
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  • A geomembrane is very low permeability synthetic membrane liner or barrier used with any geotechnical engineering related material so as to control fluid...
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  • man-made (synthetic). An example of naturally occurring membrane is the lipid bilayer of cells, also known as cellular membranes. Synthetic membranes can be...
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    Hemodialysis (category Membrane technology)
    adsorption of proteins to the membrane surface which in turn can lead to complement system activation. Synthetic membranes can be made in either low- or...
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    directly. Currently synthetic membranes are studied; however, there are many drawbacks to using these membranes. First, synthetic membranes have a lower concentration...
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  • Synthetic drugs refer to substances that are artificially modified from naturally-occurring drugs and are capable of exhibiting both therapeutic and psychoactive...
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    PLGA (category Synthetic fibers)
    examples of PLGA's use include: Synthetic Barrier Membrane by Powerbone: This device is a resorbable synthetic membrane that acts as an alternative to...
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    glands. These forms of hormones are lipids. They can pass through the cell membrane as they are fat-soluble, and then bind to steroid hormone receptors (which...
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    lab-grown diamond, laboratory-created, man-made, artisan-created, artificial, synthetic, or cultured diamond, is diamond that is produced in a controlled technological...
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    membrane made of two layers of lipid molecules. These membranes are flat sheets that form a continuous barrier around all cells. The cell membranes of...
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    research. A diverse and large pool of synthetic molecules have been reported to act as ion transporters in lipid membranes. A selection is described here to...
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    liposomes, membrane-like structures comprising phospholipids, aggregate, assembly occur. The study of protocells exists along with other in vitro synthetic biology...
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    electrophoresis before being transferred to a synthetic membrane via dry, semi-dry, or wet blotting methods. The membrane can then be probed using antibodies using...
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  • Evapoporometry is a method used to determine pore-size in synthetic membranes. Based on the Kelvin equation, this technique is most accurate for detection...
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    Kidney dialysis (category Membrane technology)
    permeable membrane. The dialyzer is composed of thousands of tiny hollow synthetic fibers. The fiber wall acts as the semipermeable membrane. Blood flows...
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  • activity that cross the membrane between the synthetic worlds and the Earth exists to blur any real distinction between what is synthetic and what is insistently...
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