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
Fisherbrand™ General Filtration Membrane Filters
Useful for most filter applications
MilliporeSigma™ Durapore™ Membrane Filters 0.45 μm
Recommended when maximum recovery is important
Sartorius Nongridded Sterile Cellulose Membrane Filters
Ensure quality control in routine microbiological filtering. Sartorius Nongridded Sterile Cellulose Membrane Filters are single-packed membranes used for colony counting, particle testing, microscopy and sterility testing. Choose between cellulose acetate or cellulose nitrate membranes in a variety of pore sizes.
Cytiva Whatman™ Mixed Cellulose Ester Membrane Filters
Whatman™ Mixed Cellulose Ester Membrane Filters are biologically inert and offers high degree of internal surface area for greater product adsorption.
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.
Sartorius PTFE (Polytetrafluorethylene) Membrane Filters
Filter air and gasses, even at low differential pressures. Sartorius PTFE (Polytetrafluorethylene) Membrane Filters are permanently hydrophobic with low adsorption and excellent chemical compatibility. Choose from four pore sizes in a variety of diameters.
Cytiva Whatman™ Anodisc™ Filter Membranes
Constructed with precision pore structure and narrow pore size distribution. Whatman™ Anodisc™ Filter Membranes ensure a high level of particle removal efficiency. Captures microorganisms and particulates on the surface of the membrane for subsequent analysis.
MilliporeSigma™ MF-Millipore™ Membrane Filter, 0.45 μm
MF-Millipore™ Membrane Filter are mixed cellulose esters (MCE) membrane, hydrophilic.
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.
MilliporeSigma™ MF-Millipore™ Membrane Filter, 0.45 μm, Gridded
Mixed cellulose esters (MCE) membrane, hydrophilic
MilliporeSigma™ Express™ PLUS Membrane Filters
Plain white polyethersulfone Express™ PLUS Membrane Filters provide ultrafast filtration for a variety of applications.
Sartorius Microsart™ e.motion Membrane Filters
Membrane Filters suitable for use in the Microsart e.motion dispenser
Sartorius Microsart™ e.motion Membrane Filters
For colony counting, particle testing and microscopy. Specifically designed for use in the Microsart™ e.motion dispenser, the filters are individually sterile-sealed in a format packaged on a pleated band, without protective paper. Can also be used with Sartorius nutrient pad sets.
Cytiva Whatman™ PTFE Membrane Circles
Provides clarification of corrosives, solvents, and aggressive fluids. Whatman™ PTFE Membrane Circles are particularly useful in HPLC analysis when solid particles can cause permanent damage to the column.
Cytiva Whatman™ Cyclopore™ Polycarbonate Black Membrane Filters
Provides a contrast background for epifluorescence and other microscopy applications. Whatman™ Cyclopore™ Polycarbonate Black Membrane Filters improve test sensitivity with low background fluorescence.