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™ 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™ 47 mm Nuclepore™ Polycarbonate Track-Etched Membranes
Manufactured from high-quality polycarbonate film and track-etched for high pore size precision. Whatman™ 47mm Nuclepore™ 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.
MilliporeSigma™ MF-Millipore™ Membrane Filter, 1.2 μm
Mixed cellulose esters (MCE) membrane, hydrophilic
Cytiva Whatman™ Nylon Membranes
Flexible and durable for easier handling. Cytiva Nylon Membranes are naturally hydrophilic, eliminating need for wetting agents and prewetting when filtering aqueous solutions.
MilliporeSigma™ Durapore™ Membrane Filters, 0.22 μm
Recommended when maximum recovery is important. Durapore™ PVDF Membranes: 0.22μ Pore Size provide high flow rates and throughput, low extractables, broad chemical compatibility and low protein binding. Available in diameters ranging from 13mm to 142mm.
Cytiva Whatman™ Nitrocellulose Membrane Filters
Recommended for the majority of routine applications, manufactured under strictly controlled conditions
Cytiva Whatman™ Type WCN Cellulose Nitrate Membranes
Recommended for majority of routine applications, this membrane is manufactured under strictly controlled conditions. Whatman™ Type WCN Cellulose Nitrate Membranes narrow pore size distribution for improved surface capture and analysis.
Sartorius Cellulose Nitrate Membrane Filters
Combines uniform pore structure with high flow and adsorption rates. Sartorius Cellulose Nitrate Membrane Filters are excellently suited for diagnostic kits. Non-sterile, hydrophilic filters in a variety of diameters and pore sizes are bulk-packed to save money and space.
MilliporeSigma™ Express™ PLUS Membrane Filters
Plain white polyethersulfone Express™ PLUS Membrane Filters provide ultrafast filtration for a variety of applications.
GVS Poretics™ 13 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.
Cytiva Whatman™ WTP Range PTFE Membranes
Suited for applications involving aggressive organic solvents, strong acids, and alkalis due to being chemically stable and inert. Whatman™ WTP Range PTFE Membranes are particularly suitable for preparing samples for HPLC analysis, air and gas sterilization.
Thermo Scientific™ Nalgene™ Membrane and Prefilter Disks
Carry out particulate and microbial analysis with these filter membranes. Available in various forms for water quality work, cold sterilization or sample clean up.
MilliporeSigma™ Hydrophilic Nylon Membrane Filter
For use in clarification of aqueous solutions, particle removal and analysis.
MilliporeSigma Millipore Polypropylene Membrane Filter, 0.45 μm
Hydrophobic polypropylene filters in 25, 47, and 90 mm sizes offer reliable aqueous filtration, low extractables, and consistent flow for lab use