{"id":612,"date":"2024-06-10T09:19:55","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T09:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accupore.com\/?page_id=612"},"modified":"2024-07-20T10:06:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T10:06:35","slug":"pcte","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/accupore.com\/?page_id=612","title":{"rendered":"PCTE (Polycarbonate) Membranes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\">PCTE (Polycarbonate) Membranes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polycarbonate track etch (PCTE) membrane disc filters exhibit superior strength, low protein binding, low extractables, controlled pores, and a smooth surface, allowing for rapid cell migration and microbial growth for reduced incubation times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We provide the filters and technical support to help you take your breakthrough product from an idea to a prototype, to commercial scale.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"footable_parent_2046\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui \">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_0\" data-footable_id=\"2046\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"PCTE (Polycarbonate) Membranes-Table 1.csv\"            id=\"footable_2046\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_968261186_2046\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_2046 ninja_table_unique_id_968261186_2046 ui table  nt_type_ajax_table selectable striped vertical_centered  footable-paging-right\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_2 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_3 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n            <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>Hydrophilic Polycarbonate Membranes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"footable_parent_2058\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui \">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_1\" data-footable_id=\"2058\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"Hydrophilic Polycarbonate Membranes-Table 1.csv\"            id=\"footable_2058\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_2389059464_2058\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_2058 ninja_table_unique_id_2389059464_2058 ui table  nt_type_ajax_table selectable striped vertical_centered  footable-paging-right\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_2 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_3 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_4 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n            <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>Hydrophilic PCTE Membrane Filter Applications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>0.01 &#8211; 0.1 micron<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most liposome extrusions (range 0.03 &#8211; 0.4&nbsp;\u00b5m)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asbestos (water)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bacteria removal: Acholeplasma laidwaii<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Removal of colloidal material from water<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mycoplasma removal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tissue culture with collagen: skin graft<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virus filtration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>0.2 &#8211; 1.0 micron<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">0.2&nbsp;\u00b5m: General sterile filtration, sterile filtration of corrosive fluids, immunology, implant tissue and cell studies, air venting, aqueous fluids, air and gas sterilizing. FITC stain technique, Legionella pneumophilia &#8211; air conditioning water, DNA fragments filtration, phytoplankton, bacteria removal, deionized water-clinical laboratory Type 1 and for semiconductor industry using SEM analysis, and EPA leachate\/toxicity testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">0.4&nbsp;\u00b5m: Sterility testing, pulp, paper-adsorbable organic halides-water (AOX), air (asbestos fibers, silica particles pollen), dewatering, purification of cellular suspensions and wine stabilization, immunology &#8211; tissue and cell stuides, forensic analysis (SEM), microscopic examination &#8211; samples, Water-pollution (Escherichia coli), trace metal analysis (USGS method), nitrates, nitrites, phosphates, and ammonia (low extractable), particle analysis of corrosive fluids, bacteria &#8211; Serratia marcescens, and cell culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">0.6&nbsp;\u00b5m: Particle analysis (corrosive fluids), analysis of wine, milk, cells and plasmapheresis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Latex Agglutination Assays<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">0.8u&nbsp;\u00b5m: General air analysis (asbestos, Cadmium), sugar molds (food), gravimetric analysis, tissue culture partitioning, wine stabilization, alkaline elution (DNA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1.0&nbsp;\u00b5m: Serum pre-filtration, beer stabilization, ultracleaning (corrosive fluids), microfiltration (alcohol solutions), Giardia lamblia (removes most of them), red blood cells (RBC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">0.2-0.8&nbsp;\u00b5m): EPA leachate\/toxicity testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(0.4-3.0&nbsp;\u00b5m): Cell culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(0.6-1.0&nbsp;\u00b5m): Plasmapheresis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2.0 &#8211; 30.0 micron<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2.0&nbsp;\u00b5m: Chemotaxis, alkaline elution (DNA), red blood cells (RBC&#8217;s)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3.0&nbsp;\u00b5m: General microfiltration and clarification, cytological evaluation (cerebrospinal fluid), chemotaxis, red blood cells (RBC), microfiltration of corrosive fluids<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5.0&nbsp;\u00b5m: Exfoliate cytology, chemotaxis, gravimetric analysis, Gairdia lamblia (3-5um) observation, canine heartworm microfilariae (dirofilaria immitis), erythrocyte deformability (4.7&nbsp;\u00b5m), gross particulate analysis of corrosive fluids (oil, diesel, gas filtration)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8.0&nbsp;\u00b5m: Cytology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12.0um: Starch, Schistosoma haematobium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(0.4-3.0&nbsp;\u00b5m): Cell culture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(8.0-14.0&nbsp;\u00b5m): Larger bacteria, general clarification and pre-filtration of corrosive fluids, most acides, some ester photoresists, reagent grade chemicals and alcohol solutions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(10.0-12.0&nbsp;\u00b5m): Human melonoma invasion study (cancer-tumors), leukocytes, metastasis tumor cell<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(0.01-20&nbsp;\u00b5m): Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">offers two versions of the pigmented PCTE membrane filters to cover the broadest possible range of potential applications: Gray and Black.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gray Membranes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fluorescence Microscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conventional Optical Microscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Black Membranes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fluorescence Microscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Automated Fluorescence Microscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Optical Microscopy Studies of light colored particles\/microorganisms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>PCTE Membrane Filter Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>General<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>USP Class VI Testing<\/strong><\/td><td>Passed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>BSA Protein Binding<\/strong><\/td><td>~5 \u03bcg\/cm<sup>2<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sterilization<\/strong><\/td><td>Gamma Irradiation, EtO<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Max. Operating Temp<\/strong><\/td><td>140 \u00b0C (284 \u00b0F)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sealing Compatibility<\/strong><\/td><td>Ultrasonic, Heat, Radio Frequency, and Insert Molding<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>pH Range<\/strong><\/td><td>4-8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Burst Strength<\/strong><\/td><td>0.7 bar (10 psi)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>Performance by Pore Size<sup>a<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Pore Density<sup>b<\/sup><br>(pores\/cm<sup>2<\/sup>)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Open Area<br>(%)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Nom. Weight<br>(mg\/cm<sup>2<\/sup>)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Nom. Thickness<sup>c<\/sup><br>(\u00b5m)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Bubble Point<sup>d<\/sup><br>(psi)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Water Flow Rate<sup>e<\/sup><br>(mL\/min\/cm<sup>2<\/sup><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Air Flow Rate<sup>f<\/sup><br>(L\/min\/cm<sup>2<\/sup>)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.01\u00a0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>6 x 10<sup>8<\/sup><\/td><td>&lt;1<\/td><td>0.7<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>NA<\/td><td>0.1<\/td><td>0.0075<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.03\u00a0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>6 x 10<sup>8<\/sup><\/td><td>&lt;1<\/td><td>0.7<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>NA<\/td><td>0.2<\/td><td>0.075<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.05\u00a0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>6 x 10<sup>8<\/sup><\/td><td>1<\/td><td>0.7<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>50<\/td><td>0.4<\/td><td>0.37<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.08\u00a0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>4 x 10<sup>8<\/sup><\/td><td>2<\/td><td>0.7<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>38<\/td><td>0.6<\/td><td>0.75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.1 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>4 x 10<sup>8<\/sup><\/td><td>3<\/td><td>0.7<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>2.5<\/td><td>1.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.2 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>3 x 10<sup>8<\/sup><\/td><td>10<\/td><td>1.1<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.4 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>1.5 x 10<sup>8<\/sup><\/td><td>19<\/td><td>NA<\/td><td>24<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>7.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.6 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>3 x 10<sup>7<\/sup><\/td><td>8<\/td><td>1.0<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>7.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.8 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>3 x 10<sup>7<\/sup><\/td><td>15<\/td><td>0.9<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>90<\/td><td>19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>1.0 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>2 x 10<sup>7<\/sup><\/td><td>16<\/td><td>1.1<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>130<\/td><td>20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2.0 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>2 x 10<sup>6<\/sup><\/td><td>6<\/td><td>1.1<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>300<\/td><td>16.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3.0\u00a0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>2 x 10<sup>6<\/sup><\/td><td>14<\/td><td>0.9<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>440<\/td><td>37.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>5.0\u00a0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>4 x 10<sup>5<\/sup><\/td><td>8<\/td><td>1.1<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>1.2<\/td><td>700<\/td><td>30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>8.0\u00a0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>1 x 10<sup>5<\/sup><\/td><td>5<\/td><td>0.8<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>0.7<\/td><td>1000<\/td><td>30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>10.0 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>1 x 10<sup>5<\/sup><\/td><td>8<\/td><td>1.1<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>0.5<\/td><td>1150<\/td><td>34.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>12.0 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>1 x 10<sup>5<\/sup><\/td><td>11.3<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>14.0 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>5 x 10<sup>4<\/sup><\/td><td>8<\/td><td>0.6<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>0.2<\/td><td>1400<\/td><td>63.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>20.0 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>5 x 10<sup>4<\/sup><\/td><td>13<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td>32<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>25.0 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>1 x 10<sup>4<\/sup><\/td><td>5<\/td><td>NA<\/td><td>25<\/td><td>&lt;1<\/td><td>>1000<\/td><td>33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>30.0 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>1 x 10<sup>4<\/sup><\/td><td>7<\/td><td>NA<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>&lt;1<\/td><td>>1500<\/td><td>50<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>indicative values<\/strong><br><strong>L\/min\/cm2 @0.7bar<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>indicative values<\/strong><br><strong>ml\/min\/cm2 @0.7bar<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Pore \u00a0Size (\u00b5m)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Thickness\u00a0(\u00b5m)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Porosity<br>(%)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Bubble Point\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Nominal Pore Density\u00a0cm<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Airflow rate<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Water flow rate<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.2\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>25\u00b5m<\/td><td>15.70%<\/td><td>>3.5bar<\/td><td>5.00 E+08<\/td><td>>2<\/td><td>>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.4\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>25\u00b5m<\/td><td>18.80%<\/td><td>>2 bar<\/td><td>1.50 E+08<\/td><td>>4<\/td><td>>30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.8\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>24\u00b5m<\/td><td>20.10%<\/td><td>>0.6 bar<\/td><td>4.00 E+07<\/td><td>>8<\/td><td>>80<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>1.0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>24\u00b5m<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>2.20 E+07<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>5.0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>21\u00b5m<\/td><td>7.90%<\/td><td><\/td><td>4.00 E+05<\/td><td>>25<\/td><td>>500<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>8.0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>18\u00b5m<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>1.00 E+05<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>*<u>Notes:<\/u><\/strong><br><em>Tolerance + 0%, -20%<\/em><br><em>Tolerance +\/-15%<\/em><br><em>Tolerance +\/-10%<\/em><br><em>Measured using isopropanol (IPA)<\/em><br><em>Initial flow rates using prefiltered water at 10 psi (0.7 kg\/cm<sup>2<\/sup>)<\/em><br><em>Initial flow rates using prefiltered air at 10 psi (0.7 kg\/cm<sup>2<\/sup>) for pore sizes &lt;= 2 \u00b5m and 5 psi (0.35 kg\/cm<sup>2<\/sup>) for pore sizes &gt;= 3 \u00b5m<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>Hydrophobic Polycarbonate Membranes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"footable_parent_2056\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui \">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_2\" data-footable_id=\"2056\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"Hydrophobic Polycarbonate Membranes-Table 1.csv\"            id=\"footable_2056\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_3904970542_2056\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_2056 ninja_table_unique_id_3904970542_2056 ui table  nt_type_ajax_table selectable striped vertical_centered  footable-paging-right\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_2 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_3 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_4 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n            <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>Hydrophobic PCTE Membrane Filter Applications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Precisely controlled cylindrical pores for maximum absolute particulate capture<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Transparent, smooth flat surface for microscopic work<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lowest, non-specific binding membrane<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Narrow pore size distribution<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No sloughing or particle shedding, one integral plastic film<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Negligible adsorption or absorption<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Low extractables<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>PCTE Membrane Filter Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>General<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>USP Class VI Testing<\/strong><\/td><td>Passed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>BSA Protein Binding<\/strong><\/td><td>~5 \u03bcg\/cm<sup>2<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sterilization<\/strong><\/td><td>Gamma Irradiation, EtO<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Max. Operating Temp<\/strong><\/td><td>140 \u00b0C (284 \u00b0F)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sealing Compatibility<\/strong><\/td><td>Ultrasonic, Heat, Radio Frequency, and Insert Molding<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>pH Range<\/strong><\/td><td>4-8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Burst Strength<\/strong><\/td><td>0.7 bar (10 psi)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>Performance by Pore Size<sup>a<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>Pore Density<sup>b<\/sup><br>(pores\/cm<sup>2<\/sup>)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Open Area<br>(%)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Nom. Weight<br>(mg\/cm<sup>2<\/sup>)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Nom. Thickness<sup>c<\/sup><br>(\u00b5m)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Bubble Point<sup>d<\/sup><br>(psi)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Water Flow Rate<sup>e<\/sup><br>(mL\/min\/cm<sup>2<\/sup><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Air Flow Rate<sup>f<\/sup><br>(L\/min\/cm<sup>2<\/sup>)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.1 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>4 x 108<\/td><td>3.1<\/td><td>0.7<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>2.5<\/td><td>1.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.2 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>3 x 10<sup>8<\/sup><\/td><td>9.4<\/td><td>1.1<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.4 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>1 x 10<sup>8<\/sup><\/td><td>12.6<\/td><td>1.0<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>33<\/td><td>7.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>1.0\u00a0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>2 x 10<sup>7<\/sup><\/td><td>15.7<\/td><td>1.1<\/td><td>11<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>130<\/td><td>20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>3.0\u00a0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>2 x 10<sup>6<\/sup><\/td><td>14.1<\/td><td>0.9<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>440<\/td><td>37.5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>5.0\u00a0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>4 x 10<sup>5<\/sup><\/td><td>7.9<\/td><td>1.1<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>1.2<\/td><td>700<\/td><td>30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>8.0\u00a0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>1 x 10<sup>5<\/sup><\/td><td>5.0<\/td><td>0.8<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>0.7<\/td><td>1000<\/td><td>30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>10.0\u00a0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>1 x 10<sup>5<\/sup><\/td><td>7.9<\/td><td>1.1<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>0.5<\/td><td>1150<\/td><td>34.5<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>*Notes:<\/strong><br><em>Tolerance + 0%, -20%<\/em><br><em>Tolerance +\/-15%<\/em><br><em>Tolerance +\/-10%<\/em><br><em>Measured using isopropanol (IPA)<\/em><br><em>Initial flow rates using prefiltered water at 10 psi (0.7 kg\/cm<sup>2<\/sup>)<\/em><br><em>Initial flow rates using prefiltered air at 10 psi (0.7 kg\/cm<sup>2<\/sup>) for pore sizes &lt;= 2 \u00b5m and 5 psi (0.35 kg\/cm<sup>2<\/sup>) for pore sizes >= 3 \u00b5m<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>Dyed Polycarbonate Membranes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"footable_parent_2070\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui \">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_3\" data-footable_id=\"2070\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"Dyed Polycarbonate Membranes-Table 1.csv\"            id=\"footable_2070\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_1153796324_2070\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_2070 ninja_table_unique_id_1153796324_2070 ui table  nt_type_ajax_table selectable striped vertical_centered  footable-paging-right\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_2 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_3 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_4 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_5 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n            <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>Applications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gray Membranes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fluorescence Microscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conventional Optical Microscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Black Membranes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fluorescence Microscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Automated Fluorescence Microscopy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Optical Microscopy Studies of light colored particles\/microorganisms<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>USP Class VI Testing<\/strong><\/td><td>Passed<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>BSA Protein Binding<\/strong><\/td><td>~5 \u03bcg\/cm<sup>2<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sterilization<\/strong><\/td><td>Gamma Irradiation, EtO<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Max. Operating Temp<\/strong><\/td><td>140 \u00b0C (284 \u00b0F)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sealing Compatibility<\/strong><\/td><td>Ultrasonic, Heat, Radio Frequency, and Insert Molding<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>pH Range<\/strong><\/td><td>4-8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Burst Strength<\/strong><\/td><td>0.7 bar (10 psi)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>Performance by Pore Size<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Pore Size<br><strong>(\u00b5m)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Thickness<\/strong><br><strong>(\u00b5m)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Porosity<br>(%)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Bubble Point<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Nominal Pore Density cm<sup>2<\/sup><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Water Flow Rate<sup>e<\/sup><br>indicative values<\/strong><br><strong>ml\/min\/cm2 @0.7bar<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Air Flow Rate<sup>f<\/sup><br>indicative values<br>L\/min\/cm2 @0.7bar<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.2\u00a0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>25 (\u00b5m)<\/td><td>15.70%<\/td><td>>3.5 bar<\/td><td>5.00 E+08<\/td><td>>10<\/td><td>>2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.4\u00a0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>25 (\u00b5m)<\/td><td>18.80%<\/td><td>>2 bar<\/td><td>1.50 E+08<\/td><td>>30<\/td><td>>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>0.8\u00a0\u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>24\u00a0(\u00b5m)<\/td><td>20.10%<\/td><td>>0.6 bar<\/td><td>4.00 E+07<\/td><td>>80<\/td><td>>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>1.0 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>24 (\u00b5m)<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>2.20 E+07<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>5.0 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>21\u00a0(\u00b5m)<\/td><td>7.90%<\/td><td><\/td><td>4.00 E+05<\/td><td>>500<\/td><td>>25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>8.0 \u00b5m<\/strong><\/td><td>18 (\u00b5m)<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>1.00 E+05<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:30px\"><strong>Gold-Coated Polycarbonate Membranes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"footable_parent_2072\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui \">\n                <table data-ninja_table_instance=\"ninja_table_instance_4\" data-footable_id=\"2072\" data-filter-delay=\"1000\" aria-label=\"Gold-Coated Polycarbonate Membranes-Table 1.csv\"            id=\"footable_2072\"\n           data-unique_identifier=\"ninja_table_unique_id_85743989_2072\"\n           class=\" foo-table ninja_footable foo_table_2072 ninja_table_unique_id_85743989_2072 ui table  nt_type_ajax_table selectable striped vertical_centered  footable-paging-right\">\n                <colgroup>\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_0 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_1 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_2 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_3 \">\n                            <col class=\"ninja_column_4 \">\n                    <\/colgroup>\n            <\/table>\n    \n    \n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asbestos testing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SER-s based detection for pathogen concentration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sample Preparation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Low protein binding<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smooth flat surface for good visibility of particles<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PCTE (Polycarbonate) Membranes Polycarbonate track etch (PCTE) membrane disc filters exhibit superior strength, low protein binding, low extractables, controlled pores, and a smooth surface, allowing for rapid cell migration and microbial growth for reduced incubation times. 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