Filtration Medium Property Comparison
Filtration Medium
|
Sample Application
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Hydrophilic or Hydrophobic
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Mixed Cellulose Esters (MCE) |
- 1) Gas particulate and bacteria filtration
- 2) Oil particulate and bacteria filtration
- 3) Alcohol particulate and bacteria filtration
- 4) Other solvent particulate and bacteria filtration
|
Hydrophilic
|
Cellulose Acetate (CA) |
- 1) Aqueous protein solutions as low protein binding
- 2) Groundwater filtration as Nitrate-free
|
Hydrophilic
|
Nylon |
- 1) Electric semiconductor industrial water filtration
- 2) Chemicals filtration
- 3) Beverage filtration
|
Hydrophilic
|
Polyether sulfone (PES) |
- 1) Sterile filtering protein solution
- 2) Tissue culture media filtration
- 3) Tissue culture additive filtration
|
Hydrophilic
|
Polyvinyldine fluoride (PVDF) |
- 1) Gas filtration
- 2) Vapor filtration
- 3) High-temperature filtration
- 4) Food industry
- 5) Medicine filtration
|
Hydrophobic
|
Polytetrafluoroethylene
(PTFE-B) |
- 1) Organic solvent with strong chemical causticity filtration
- 2) Strong acid solvent filtration
- 3) Alkali solvent filtration
|
Hydrophobic
|
Polytetrafluoroethylene
(PTFE-L) |
- 1) Inorganic solvent with strong chemical causticity filtration
- 2) Mixed solvent filtration in HPLC (Acetonitrile/Water)
- 3) Alkali solvent filtration
|
Hydrophilic
|
Polypropylene (PP) |
- 1) Aqueous and organic solvent filtration
- 2) Chromatography sensitive applications
- 3) Biotechnological Applications
|
Hydrophobic
|
Glass Fiber |
- 1) Pre-filtration of viscous serums and tissue media
- 2) Organic solvents and acids
- 3) Cell media seperation
|
Hydrophilic
|