• A diffusion barrier is a thin layer (usually micrometres thick) of metal usually placed between two other metals. It is done to act as a barrier to protect...
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    are crucial to neural function. The blood–brain barrier restricts the passage of pathogens, the diffusion of solutes in the blood, and large or hydrophilic...
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  • a baseline and one point are needed). Diffusion control offers another advantage. Changing the diffusion barrier allows the sensor manufacturer to tailor...
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    the others. A topological domain forms because of a supercoiling-diffusion barrier. Independent studies employing different methods have reported that...
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    A vapor barrier (or vapour barrier) is any material used for damp proofing, typically a plastic or foil sheet, that resists diffusion of moisture through...
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  • metal barriers and as gate metals. Metal barriers are used to encase the copper interconnects used in modern integrated circuits to avoid diffusion of Cu...
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    Molecular diffusion is the motion of atoms, molecules, or other particles of a gas or liquid at temperatures above absolute zero. The rate of this movement...
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    therefore allow the coating to be a better diffusion barrier; however, if parylenes are used as a diffusion barrier against water then the apolar chemistries...
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    approaches unity and Ediff ceases to be a meaningful barrier to diffusion. This case, known as mobile diffusion, is relatively uncommon and has only been observed...
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    Diffusion of innovations is a theory that seeks to explain how, why, and at what rate new ideas and technology spread. The theory was popularized by Everett...
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    Diffusion is the net movement of anything (for example, atoms, ions, molecules, energy) generally from a region of higher concentration to a region of...
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  • hemoglobin, and therefore allows uptake of oxygen across the placental diffusion barrier. P 50 – definition of P 50 in the Medical dictionary – by the Free...
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    using gaseous diffusion. Gaseous diffusion is based on Graham's law, which states that the rate of effusion of a gas through a porous barrier is inversely...
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    Fick's laws of diffusion describe diffusion and were first posited by Adolf Fick in 1855 on the basis of largely experimental results. They can be used...
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    embryo development becomes avascular and transparent, serving as a diffusion barrier helping to protect the lens. It is permeable to low molecular weight...
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    all valves and seals in the system. Barrier materials Gaseous diffusion plants typically use aggregate barriers (porous membranes) constructed of sintered...
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    g. a carbide tip and a steel holder), and to act as a diffusion barrier (e.g. to stop diffusion of aluminum from aluminum bronze to steel when brazing...
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    films: magnetic recording Diffusion barrier: gas permeation barriers, vapor permeation barriers, solid state diffusion barriers Corrosion protection: Automotive...
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    from Ta2N to Ta3N5, including TaN. As a thin film TaN find use as a diffusion barrier and insulating layer between copper interconnects in the back end...
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  • classical scholar and a master printer by trade, also invented an isotope diffusion barrier whilst working on silk screen printing techniques during World War...
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    Matsubayashi, Y. (2017). "A peptide hormone required for Casparian strip diffusion barrier formation in Arabidopsis roots". Science. 355 (6322): 284–286. Bibcode:2017Sci...
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    The blood–air barrier or air–blood barrier, (alveolar–capillary barrier or membrane) exists in the gas exchanging region of the lungs. It exists to prevent...
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    It is also being investigated as a microchip diffusion barrier. If synthesized correctly, the barrier can be less than 7 nm in thickness. Nanocrystals...
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    but continue to develop until 3 years of age. To create a thinner diffusion barrier, the double-layer capillary network fuse into one network, each one...
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  • semiconductor, chosen for its ability to induce ohmic behaviour. A diffusion barrier-layer may be used to prevent the layers from mixing during any annealing...
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    product forms at the interface between the two reactants, it can form a diffusion barrier and generally causes such reactions to proceed much more slowly than...
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  • repair and maintain concrete structures. These bacteria act as a diffusion barrier from the external sulfates to the concrete. Researchers found that...
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    [page needed] The three types of coatings are: diffusion coatings, overlay coatings, and thermal barrier coatings. Diffusion coatings, mainly constituted with aluminide...
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    astroglia of the brain and a diffusion barrier around the capillaries surrounding ganglia which is similar to the blood–brain barrier of cerebral blood vessels...
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    hopping distance for the atom. ED is the energy needed to pass the diffusion barrier. ν0 is the attempt frequency. The CBF model obeys the following continuity...
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