Sentence examples for functioned as a barrier from inspiring English sources

An amorphous layer formed by a relatively large amount of P deposit functioned as a barrier for the access of the catalyst to the carbon surface even though it had almost no barrier effect for O2 access.

Such a N-doped carbon shell functioned as a barrier to prevent the encapsulated nanoparticle from coalescence.

Twelve percent of participants also reported that older patients' family members functioned as a barrier at times by voicing their own concerns about having the patient take an opioid.

In a study from Vietnam it was found that the lack of awareness of the values and attitudes of the majority culture in the health system inadvertently functioned as a barrier to minority patients [ 60].

N 11 Collaboration in multiprofessional teams was described by many nurses as an important factor for improved patient safety, whereas some nurses believed a lack of collaboration between physicians and other health care personnel functioned as a barrier to improved patient safety due to perceived hierarchical differences.

"I suspect that the twigs and branches still function as a barrier," Dr. Cadenasso said.

But the peril is an illusion, because the main surfaces are separated from the edges by a ha-ha, a sunken walkway that functions as a barrier.

Graphite is used in the HGTR/VHTR as moderator and it also functions as a barrier to fission product release.

The plasma membrane not only functions as a barrier but also as the medium in which cellular signaling complexes form and function.

These indicated that it was possible to design the clay surround to function as a barrier protecting the structure from the ingress of the leachate.

Critical obstacles to immunotherapy in PDAC tumors include a high number of tumor-associated immunosuppressive cells and a uniquely desmoplastic stroma that functions as a barrier to T cell infiltration.