Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Syringe Filters - SF18221
Precision 0.22 µm polyvinylidene fluoride membrane technology with sterile packaging and integrated polypropylene prefilter delivers validated bacterial retention for high-volume pharmaceutical applications requiring microbial control, chemical resistance, and contamination-free aseptic processing across organic solvent systems and mixed-phase samples encountered in pharmaceutical manufacturing and analytical testing workflows. This configuration combines 4.9 cm² filtration area with 100 µL holdup volume and 33mm diameter design specifically engineered for volumes exceeding 100 ml, enabling reliable sterilization while maintaining low protein binding characteristics essential for therapeutic protein processing. Meanwhile, the hydrophobic surface chemistry provides exceptional chemical resistance while sterile packaging eliminates initial contamination risks for pharmaceutical manufacturing and quality control applications demanding both bacterial elimination and efficient sample processing with aseptic handling requirements.
Key PVDF Membrane Characteristics
- Hydrophobic surface requires pre-wetting with alcohols or compatible organic solvents before aqueous processing, optimizing performance for sterile organic pharmaceutical formulations
- 0.22 µm pore size provides sterile-grade filtration with validated bacterial retention, including Brevundimonas diminuta, ensuring microbial elimination for pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Exceptional chemical resistance maintains compatibility with aggressive organic solvents, including chlorinated compounds, alcohols, ketones, and aromatic hydrocarbons across workflows
- Low protein binding characteristics maintain the concentration of therapeutic proteins during sterile filtration, minimizing product loss in biopharmaceutical applications
- Sterile packaging eliminates initial contamination risks for aseptic transfer procedures, supporting GMP compliance requirements in pharmaceutical production facilities
Key Construction Characteristics
- 100 µL holdup volume optimizes yield by reducing sample retention within the 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 manufacturing conditions
- Dual Luer-Lok and Luer-Slip connections accommodate standard syringes without adapters, streamlining aseptic transfer procedures in pharmaceutical workflows
- Integrated polypropylene prefilter with sterile packaging extends membrane lifetime while eliminating contamination risks for high-volume pharmaceutical processing
Pharmaceutical laboratories processing high-volume organic samples require sterilization technology that combines bacterial retention with chemical resistance and sterile handling. PVDF syringe filters deliver 0.22 µm sterile-grade performance through hydrophobic 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 validated chemical stability for chromatography preparation, quality control testing, and manufacturing applications requiring both efficient 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)
- 14.5psi
- 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
- Hydrophobic
- Sterile HPLC Mobile Phase Preparation - Removes bacteria from organic and aqueous chromatography solvents for pharmaceutical analytical testing
- Pharmaceutical Formulation Sterilization - Sterilizes drug solutions in organic solvents for small-batch production and development applications
- Analytical Standard Sterilization - Provides sterile reference materials and calibration solutions for validated pharmaceutical analytical methods
- LC-MS Sample Preparation - Sterilizes analytical samples in organic solvents before mass spectrometry analysis for pharmaceutical compound identification
- Organic Reagent Sterilization - Processes chemical solutions requiring microbial control in pharmaceutical manufacturing and research applications
- Microbiological Sample Processing - Prepares sterile samples for microbial limit testing and bioburden analysis in regulatory compliance programs