Vacuum Filter Units
Laguna Scientific Vacuum Polyethersulfone (PES) membrane Filtration System is complete system includes a media bottle attached to the filter. Our Vacuum Filtration System is a disposable, sterile, vacuum operated unit used for the preparation of buffers, tissue culture media, microbiological media, and other biological fluids.
All units are Sterile, DNase, RNase, and Pyrogen free
We also supply a funnel only bottle-top filter. Both options have an upper filter funnel with dust cap.
Polyethersulfone PES membrane Filtration Flasks: PES membranes recommended. (J Virol Methods. 2003 Apr; 109(1):99-101)
- No differences in virus recovery between PES and PVDF membranes
- Recommended for filtering cell culture media
- Allowed a higher filtration rate and clogged more slowly than PVDF
- Very low protein, DNA binding and extractables
The pore size is usually determined by your application or objective.
Pore Size |
Application |
0.1 µm |
Mycoplasma removal |
0.2 or 0.22 µm |
Routine laboratory sterilization of most media, buffers, biological fluids and gases |
0.45 µm |
Clarification and prefiltration of solutions and solvents |