Assertion: cellulose's property | /r/HasProperty | useful
Facets:
value: as barriers to water loss
type: PURPOSE
value: in forming films
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: This property is useful in forming films as barriers to water loss and for holding on to small gas bubbles.
text: Their ability to retain a significant amount of water confers them some properties similar to natural living tissues, being useful for a wide variety of biomedical applications.