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 (formerly Pall Lab) Nylaflo™ Nylon Membrane Disc Filters
A highly versatile laboratory membrane filter.
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.
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.
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.
Cytiva (formerly Pall Lab) Supor™ 450 Membrane Disc Filters
High flow rate membrane optimized for biological, pharmaceutical, and sterilizing filtration requirements.
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.
Cytiva Life Sciences™ Sentino Membrane Dispenser Refill ME25
Gridded, ME25 mixed cellulose ester membranes.
Cytiva (formerly Pall Lab) wwPTFE Membrane Disc Filters
Membrane with chemical compatibility for aqueous solutions and aggressive solvents.
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.
Cytiva Whatman™ Nuclepore Hydrophilic Membrane
Nuclepore track-etched hydrophilic membranes with highly defined pore size cutoff in sub-micron range
Cytiva Whatman™ Nuclepore™ Hydrophilic Membrane
A highly defined pore size cutoff in the sub-micron range enables particle deformity measurements, and the capture of extremely small particles
Cytiva Whatman™ ME 25 Plain Mixed Cellulose Ester Membranes
Facilitates the counting process and minimizes eye fatigue with color contrast between the surface and the colonies. Whatman™ ME 25 Plain Mixed Cellulose Ester Membranes are characterized by a smooth and more uniform surface.
Cytiva (formerly Pall Lab) Supor™ Membrane, Gridded
Supor™ Membrane designed for environmental monitoring applications.
Cytiva Supor™ 200 Membrane Disc Filters
Membranes are used to sterilize liquid reagents, remove particulate contamination, and clarify solutions prior to further processing.
Cytiva Whatman™ 0.8 μm Pore Size (ME 27) Mixed Cellulose Ester Membranes, Plain
Whatman™ (ME 27) Mixed Cellulose Ester Membranes, Plain 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.