Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Syringe Filters - SF18230
Precision 0.22 µm hydrophilic polyvinylidene fluoride membrane technology with sterile packaging and integrated polypropylene prefilter delivers validated bacterial retention for high-volume aqueous biological samples requiring immediate wettability, rapid flow characteristics, and contamination-free aseptic processing across pharmaceutical manufacturing and biotechnology workflows. This configuration combines naturally wettable surface chemistry that eliminates pre-treatment steps with 4.9 cm² filtration area and 33mm diameter design, enabling efficient sterilization of volumes exceeding 100 ml while maintaining low protein binding characteristics essential for therapeutic protein manufacturing. Meanwhile, the dual-layer construction with 100 µL holdup volume preserves samples by reducing retention within the housing, making this filter ideal for biopharmaceutical production and quality control applications demanding both microbial elimination and efficient aqueous sample processing with sterile handling capabilities.
Key Hydrophilic PVDF Membrane Characteristics
- Naturally wettable hydrophilic surface eliminates alcohol pre-wetting requirements, enabling immediate aqueous sample filtration without preparatory solvent steps or workflow delays
- 0.22 µm pore size provides sterile-grade filtration with validated bacterial retention, including Brevundimonas diminuta, ensuring microbial elimination for pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Low protein binding characteristics maintain the concentration of therapeutic proteins and enzymes during sterilization, minimizing product loss in biopharmaceutical applications
- Chemical compatibility resists degradation from biological buffers and mild acids while maintaining stable operation across pharmaceutical formulation environments
- Sterile packaging eliminates initial contamination risks for aseptic processing, supporting GMP manufacturing requirements in pharmaceutical production facilities
Key Construction Characteristics
- 100 µL holdup volume optimizes yield by minimizing sample retention within the filter housing, preserving valuable pharmaceutical formulations and biological materials
- Polypropylene housing construction delivers structural integrity to 87 psi maximum operating pressure with thermal stability to 60°C for diverse bioprocessing conditions
- Dual Luer-Lok and Luer-Slip connections accommodate standard syringes without adapters, streamlining aseptic transfer procedures in pharmaceutical manufacturing workflows
- Integrated polypropylene prefilter with sterile packaging extends membrane lifetime while eliminating contamination risks for high-volume cell culture applications
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology laboratories processing high-volume aqueous samples require sterilization technology that combines bacterial retention with rapid throughput and sterile handling. Hydrophilic PVDF syringe filters deliver 0.22 µm sterile-grade performance through naturally wettable membrane chemistry and aseptic packaging. Built to support your critical pharmaceutical workflows, this filtration solution provides performance reliability through proven microbial retention, large filtration area for high-volume efficiency, and sterile packaging for biopharmaceutical manufacturing, cell culture sterilization, and quality control applications requiring both efficient aqueous sample processing and bacterial elimination capabilities with contamination-free handling requirements.
For more information about chemical and material compatibility, please review our Chemical Compatibility Chart.
- Bubble Point (psi)
- 43.51psi
- Connection Type
- Luer-Lok/ Luer Slip
- Diameter
- 33mm
- Filtration Area
- 4.9cm²
- Flow Rate
- 24.5ml
- Holdup Volume
- 100μL
- Material
- Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF)
- Maximum Operating Pressure
- 87psi
- Maximum Operating Temperature (°C)
- 60°C
- Membrane Thickness (µm)
- 100-130μm
- Pack Count
- 100
- Pore Size (µm)
- 0.22
- Prefilter (Yes/No)
- Yes
- Prefilter Material
- PP
- Sterility
- Sterile
- Volume Throughput (ml)
- 110ml
- Wetability
- Hydrophilic
- Cell Culture Media Sterilization - Removes bacteria from aqueous culture media and biological supplements for mammalian cell bioprocessing facilities
- Biological Buffer Sterilization - Sterilizes phosphate buffers and saline solutions for pharmaceutical manufacturing and laboratory research requiring aseptic conditions
- Therapeutic Protein Processing - Filters aqueous protein solutions while maintaining biological activity and concentration in biopharmaceutical manufacturing
- Vaccine Production - Sterilizes aqueous vaccine formulations and biological buffers for pharmaceutical manufacturing, requiring bacterial elimination
- Water Quality Testing - Provides sterile aqueous samples for microbiological analysis and environmental monitoring in regulatory compliance programs
- Tissue Culture Supplement Filtration - Sterilizes growth factors and serum additives for cell culture applications requiring contamination-free processing