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
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 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.

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™ 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™ Nuclepore™ Black Polycarbonate Membranes
Reduces background fluorescence in support of epifluorescence microscopy. Whatman™ Nuclepore™ Black Polycarbonate Membrane Filters improve visibility and help to distinguish microorganisms from other particulates.

Cytiva Nucleus Membrane
Made from polycarbonate film, for precision analysis of track-etched manufacturing
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™ Nylon Membrane Circle
For filtering aqueous solutions and most organic solvents
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 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™ 90mm 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 Membra Clear Membrane
Mixed cellulose ester membranes
Cytiva Whatman™ 47mm 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 Whatman™ Mixed Cellulose Ester Membranes
Color contrast helps easier particle detection.
Cytiva Whatman™ Non-Sterile Cellulose Nitrate Membranes
Narrow pore size distribution for improved surface capture and analysis.
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™ Regenerated Cellulose Membranes: Grade RC 55
Consists of pure cellulose without any wetting agents
Cytiva Whatman™ Nuclepore™ Polycarbonate Hydrophilic 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™ Polyamide Membranes
Universal filter made from pure polyamide for clarification and sterile filtration
Cytiva Whatman™ 293mm Nuclepore™ Polycarbonate Track-Etched Membranes
Manufactured from high-quality polycarbonate film and track-etched for high pore size precision. Whatman™ 293mm 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 Whatman™ 25mm Nuclepore™ Polycarbonate Track-Etched Membranes
Manufactured from high-quality polycarbonate film and track-etched for high pore size precision. Whatman™ 25mm Nuclepore™ Polycarbonate Track-Etched 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™ Nuclepore™ PVP-Free Polycarbonate Hydrophobic Cell Culture Membrane
Manufactured from high-quality polycarbonate film. Whatman™ PVP-Free Nuclepore Hydrophobic Membranes have sharply defined pore sizes, high flow rates and excellent chemical and thermal resistance.
Cytiva Whatman™ 13mm Nuclepore™ Polycarbonate Track-Etched Membranes
Manufactured from high-quality polycarbonate film and track-etched for high pore size precision. Whatman™ 13mm 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.
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