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
Cytiva Whatman™ 0.8 μm Pore Size (ME 27) Mixed Cellulose Ester Membranes, White/Black Grid
Whatman™ (ME 27) Mixed Cellulose Ester Membranes, White/Black Grid are particularly effective in applications requiring higher flow rates and larger volume filtration. Supplied with clearly defined grid lines at regularly spaced intervals to assist in microbiological colony counting.
Sartorius Gridded Sterile Cellulose Nitrate Membrane Filters: 0.2μm
Ensure quality control in routine microbiological filtering. Sartorius Gridded Sterile Cellulose Nitrate Membrane Filters, 0.2μm are single-packed membranes with black grids for colony counting, particle testing and microscopy. The 0.2μm pore size is BCT validated. Choose from two diameters and packaging quantities.
Sartorius Microsart™ @Filter 100 in Bags
Membrane filters suitable for use in the Microsart @Filter units
Cytiva Whatman™ Sterile Mixed Cellulose Ester Gridded Membranes
Composed of cellulose acetate and cellulose nitrate.
Cytiva GN Metricel™ Membrane Disc Filters
Certified for the microbiological analysis of potable, waste, process, and natural waters in accordance with the Membrane Filter Technique referenced in Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater.
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.
Sartorius Microsart™ @Filter 250 in Bags
Membrane filters suitable for use in the Microsart @Filter units
GVS Laminated PTFE Membranes
Naturally hydrophobic, plain white membranes
GVS Nitrocellulose-Mixed Esters of Cellulose Membrane Filters
Uniform microporous structure has low extractables, low ash
GVS Polycarbonate Track Etched (PCTE) Membrane, Hydrophilic, Disc, 0.03 μm
GVS Polycarbonate Track Etched (PCTE) Membranes are hydrophilic or hydrophobic and available in pore sizes from 0.01 to 20 μm.
GVS MicronSep™ Black Nitrocellulose Disc
Mixed cellulose esters (MCE) filtration membrane is an unsupported, hydrophilic membrane. Its rapid flow rate and high throughput make it ideal for use in diagnostic kit manufacturing applications.
GVS Poretics™ 90 mm Polycarbonate Disc
Made from a thin, microporous polycarbonate film material. It is ideally suited for use in blood assays and high-purity and general filtration. Though polycarbonate is hydrophobic, the membrane is treated with a wetting agent to make it hydrophilic.
GVS MicronSep™ 90 mm White Nitrocellulose Disc
Mixed cellulose esters (MCE) filtration membrane is an unsupported, hydrophilic membrane. Its rapid flow rate and high throughput make it ideal for use in diagnostic kit manufacturing applications.
GVS AcetatePlus™ 47 mm Cellulose Acetate Disc
Cellulose acetate is a supported, hydrophilic membrane that is naturally low binding. Available from 25 mm to 293 mm. It is ideal for filtration applications where maximal recovery of protein is critical.