Materials of Construction
Filter Media: Versapor™ membrane (acrylic copolymer on a non-woven support)
50 mm Prefilter Media: Binder-free borosilicate glass fiber
4, 13, and 50 mm (PN 4572) Housing: Polypropylene
25 mm and 50 mm (PN 4276) Housing: Modified acrylic
Effective Filtration Area
4 mm: 0.3 cm2
13 mm: 1.0 cm2
25 mm: 2.8 cm2
50 mm: 19.6 cm2
Inlet/Outlet Connections
4, 13, and 25 mm: Female luer-lok inlet, male slip luer outlet
50 mm: 10.4 - 12.7 (1/4 - 1/2 in.) stepped hose barb
Typical Hold-up Volume(with air purge)
4 mm: < 7.5 µL
13 mm: < 28 µL
25 mm: < 50 µL
50 mm: < 2 mL
Maximum Operating Temperature
4, 13, and 25 mm: 55°C (131°F)
50 mm: 82°C (180°F)
Maximum Operating Pressure
4, 13, and 25 mm: 5.2 bar (520 kPa, 75 psi)
50 mm: 4.1 bar (410 kPa, 60 psi)
Typical Water Flow Rate
mL/min at 3.1 bar (310 kPa, 45 psi)
0.45 µm, 4 mm: 3
0.8 µm, 13 mm: 180
0.45 µm, 25 mm: 225
0.8 µm, 25 mm: 600
1.2 µm, 25 mm: 660
5 µm, 25 mm: 970
mL/min at 1.0 bar (100 kPa, 15 psi)
5 µm, 50 mm: 1700
Endotoxin Level
<0.25 EU/mL using Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate (LAL) test
Biological Safety
Passes United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Biological Reactivity Test, In Vivo<88>
Sterilization
PN 4188, 4190, 4199, 4276 sterilized by gamma irradiation and individually blister packaged.
Applications
Useful for prefiltration of particulate-laden samples, serum filtration, and dissolution testing.
Protects instrumentation against particulate build up.
