TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Method: The steps of applying a polymeric material and applying an oxide-containing material are repeated sequentially numerous times to form a barrier assembly having numerous alternating polymer layers and oxide layers. The step of removing the protective layer involves at least one of: chemical removal, thermal removal, mechanical removal and optical removal; chemical dissolution, swellability and reaction; or peeling, scraping, and using mechanical removal device. The protective material is applied adjacent to the oxide layer in a vacuum. The topsheet is applied adjacent to the oxide layer after removing the protective layer. The release agent layer is applied before the protective layer is applied. The method further comprises: applying a release agent adjacent to the oxide layer to form a release agent layer; and forming a continuous roll of barrier assembly. Preferred Components: The topsheet includes an adhesive material. The adhesive material further includes a UV absorber and is a pressure sensitive adhesive. The protective layer includes at least one of (meth)acrylate monomers and/or oligomers, preferably at least one of urethane (meth)acrylate, isobornyl (meth)acrylate, dipentaerythritol penta(meth)acrylate, epoxy(meth)acrylate, epoxy(meth)acrylates blended with styrene, di-trimethylolpropane tetra(meth)acrylate, diethylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, 1,3-butylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, penta(meth)acrylate esters, pentaerythritol tetra(meth)acrylate, pentaerythritol tri(meth)acrylate, ethoxylated(3)trimethylolpropane tri(meth)acrylate, ethoxylated(3) trimethylolpropane tri(meth)acrylate, alkoxylated trifunctional (meth)acrylate esters, dipropylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, neopentyl glycol di(meth)acrylate, ethoxylated(4)bisphenol a di(meth)acrylate, cyclohexane dimethanol di(meth)acrylate esters, isobornyl (meth)acrylate, cyclic di(meth)acrylates, tris(2-hydroxyethyl) isocyanurate tri(meth)acrylate, 1,10-decanediol diacrylate, 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate, 1,9-nonanediol diacrylate, 1,12-dodecanediol diacrylate and (meth)acrylate compounds formed from the acrylates and methacrylates. The protective layer is a multilayer construction and includes an adhesive layer, release agent and a monomer. The release agent layer includes at least one of a silicone, fluorinated materials, soluble material and/or alkyl chains. EXAMPLE - 280 m Long roll of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film was loaded into a roll-to-roll vacuum processing chamber. The chamber was pumped down to a pressure of 1x 10-5 Torr. A web speed of 4.9 meter/mm was held while maintaining the backside of the PET film in contact with a coating drum chilled to -10 degrees C. The film frontside surface was treated with nitrogen plasma at 0.02kW. The film frontside surface was coated with SR-8335 (RTM: Tricyclodecane dimethanol diacrylate monomer). The monomer was degassed prior to coating, loaded into a syringe pump, and pumped at 1.33 ml/minute into a heated vaporization chamber maintained at 260 degrees C. The resulting monomer vapor stream was condensed onto the film surface and electron beam crosslinked to form 720 nm thick base polymer layer. Silicon aluminum oxide layer was sputter-deposited atop the base polymer layer. 3M PROTECTIVE POLYESTER TAPE 1614C CLEAR (RTM: Polyester acrylic tape) was condensed onto silicon aluminum oxide layer and crosslinked to form a layer 3. The layer 3 was removed to obtain a two layer barrier film.