Filtration Membrane Discs
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
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.
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Fisherbrand™ Nylon Membrane Filter
Naturally hydrophilic membrane designed to wet out evenly and retain its superior strength during use in general filtration or medical assays.
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Fisherbrand™ Mixed Cellulose Ester Membranes Sterile Filter
Fisherbrand™ Mixed Celluloses Esters Membranes Sterile Filters are composed of cellulose acetate and cellulose nitrate.
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Fisherbrand™ Mixed Celluloses Esters Membranes Non-sterile Filter
Fisherbrand™ Mixed Celluloses Esters Membranes Non-sterile Filters are composed of cellulose acetate and cellulose nitrate.
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Merck Omnipore™ Membrane Filters, 5 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™ Polycarbonate Membrane Filters
Ensures visibility of particles under the microscope with smooth membranes and low affinity for stains. Whatman™ Cyclopore™ Polycarbonate Membrane Filters can also reproduce microfiltration characteristics of track-etched membrane filters.
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Spectrum™ Spectra Mesh™ Woven, Nylon Filters
Consist of individual strands woven into a mesh screen
Bohlender™ BOLA™ Filtering Discs
Filtering discs made of porous PTFE.
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.
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Spectrum Labs™ Spectra/Mesh™ Woven Nylon Filter Discs
Hydrophilic nylon filters with high strength for use in laboratory, industrial, or pharmaceutical applications.
Merck Nylon Net Filters, 10 μm
Hydrophilic nylon membrane
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.
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Merck MF-Millipore™ Membrane Filter, 0.8 μm, Gridded
Mixed cellulose esters (MCE) membrane, hydrophilic
Cytiva Whatman™ Polyester Drain Discs
Provides a flat surface to eliminate filter tearing or rupturing. Whatman™ Polyester Drain Discs are used to support membrane filters. They are available in a variety of diameters for use in a range of devices.
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