membrane

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The treatment was given as a single injection through a membrane at the base of the cochlea known as the round window.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

When these two types of water meet, ions from the saltwater move through a specialized ion-selective membrane toward the lower-salinity water.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

This output is roughly 2-3 times higher than what current polymer membrane technologies can produce.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

These proteins help transport the components needed to assemble the cell wall outside the inner membrane barrier.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

And Billy and the Maori and others helping them with their particular hole came at last to a membrane of timbers laced over rocks which had wedged together to form an accidental dome.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut