Filtration Membrane Discs
Thin, precut membrane rounds for high-throughput, fast filtration of liquid and gas samples. Gridded and non-gridded discs. Various materials including mixed cellulose ester, polycarbonate, PTFE, nylon, and PVDF. For air monitoring/analytical research.
Sizes
Filter membranes are made in a range of diameters, typically designed to fit a specific holder or manifold.
Materials
Filter membrane can be made from cellulose, mixed cellulose esters (MCE), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), polyethersulfone (PES), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), nylon, polycarbonate (PC), polyester, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and polypropylene (PP). Other membrane materials include aluminum oxide, gelatin, porcelain, and glass.
Pore Size
The size of membrane pores determines which particles will be retained by the filter. A pore size of 0.2 µm is small enough to remove microbes from solutions; a 0.45 µm ore size can remove larger particulates.
Color and Grids
White membrane filters may be plain or marked with square grids (outlined in black) that can help with enumerating particles. Gridded or plain black membrane filters may be helpful when filtering light-colored particulates.
Sterility
Filter membranes may be pre-sterilized or may be sterilized using ethylene oxide, gamma irradiation, or autoclaves. The need for sterility is determined by the application, which are many and varied:
- Light microscopy samples
- Cytology sample preparation
- Electron microscopy samples
- Air quality and other environmental monitoring
- Water analysis and water quality testing
- Microbiology colony counting and quality control
- Chemotaxis
- Sterile preparation of buffers, tissue culture media, microbiological media, and other biological fluids
MilliporeSigma™ MF-Millipore™ Membrane Filter, 0.1 μm
13 mm diameter, mixed cellulose esters (MCE) membrane, hydrophilic
MilliporeSigma™ MF-Millipore™ Membrane Filter, 0.05 μm
13 mm diameter, mixed cellulose esters (MCE) membrane, hydrophilic
MilliporeSigma™ Omnipore™ Membrane Filters, 0.45 μm
Hydrophilic PTFE polymer membrane filter compatible with virtually all solvents, acids, and alkaline solutions. Omnipore™ Membrane Filters are biologically and chemically inert.
Cytiva Whatman™ Cyclopore PC Polycarbonate Membrane Filters
Microporous membranes featuring sharp cut-off and reproducible lab microfiltration characteristics of track-etched membrane filters
MilliporeSigma™ Silver Membrane Filter, 0.45 μm
Excellent chemical and temperature resistance
Cytiva Whatman™ 90 mm Nuclepore™ Polycarbonate Track-Etched Membranes
Manufactured from high-quality polycarbonate film and track-etched for high pore size precision. Whatman™ Polycarbonate Hydrophilic Membranes combine high flow rates and chemical and thermal resistance with sharply defined pores, making them suitable for microscopy, cytology, parasitology, and certain air and oceanography analyses.
Cytiva Whatman™ 0.6 μm Pore Size (ME 26) Mixed Cellulose Ester Membranes, Plain
Whatman™ (ME 26) Mixed Cellulose Ester Membranes are particularly effective in applications requiring higher flow rates and larger volume filtration, including clarification or sterilization of aqueous solutions, particulate analysis and removal, air monitoring, and microbial analysis.
Cytiva Whatman™ ME 24 Plain Mixed Cellulose Ester Membranes
Enables the uptake of growth media to the bacterial colonies without chemically inhibiting their growth. Whatman™ ME 24 Plain Mixed Cellulose Ester Membranes are composed of cellulose acetate and cellulose nitrate, which provides a more uniform surface.
Cytiva Whatman™ Nylon Membrane Circle
For filtering aqueous solutions and most organic solvents
Cytiva Whatman™ Regenerated Cellulose Membranes: Grade RC 55
Consists of pure cellulose without any wetting agents.
Cytiva Whatman™ Non-Sterile Cellulose Nitrate Membranes
Narrow pore size distribution for improved surface capture and analysis.
Cytiva Whatman™ Regenerated Cellulose Membranes: Grade RC 60
Consists of pure cellulose without any wetting agents
Cytiva Whatman™ 1.2μm Pore Size (ME 28) Mixed Cellulose Ester Membranes
Cytiva Whatman 1.2um Pore Size (ME 28) Mixed Cellulose Ester Membranes, Diameter Filter: 47mm, Pore Size: 0.2um
MilliporeSigma™ Isopore™ Membrane Filters, 0.6 μm
Use for analyses of airborne contaminants and other particles using optical or electron microscopy. Isopore™ Polycarbonate Membrane Filters have a smooth, glass-like surface for clearer sample observation. Available in a variety of pore sizes/flow rates, diameters and colors.