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Discover the power of nylon membranes! Our advanced technology offers unparalleled filtration solutions for diverse applications. Our membrane filters deliver superior performance, durability, and reliability from laboratory research to industrial processes. Achieve precise separation and purification with ease. Explore top brands like Whatman and Axiva. Prices start at just ₹539 and go up to ₹3,35,340, offering options for diverse budgets. Experience efficient particle retention and unmatched throughput. Trust in our expertise for your filtration needs. Explore the possibilities with nylon membranes today!
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹11,999 - ₹22,999
You save ₹5,182!
30.16% OFF
green checkType of Product : Nuclepore Membrane
green checkSeries : 80030
green checkPack of : 100
By Borosil
Pack of 100 piece
₹2,499 - ₹2,499
You save ₹44!
1.73% OFF
green checkType of Product : Boropure Membrane
green checkDiameter : 47 mm
green checkMaterial : Nylon-66
green checkColor : White
green checkApplication Area : Laboratories
green checkShape : Round
green checkCountry of Origin : India
green checkPack of : 100
green checkSterility : Non Sterile
green checkName of Manufacturer/Packer/Importer : Borosil Scientific Limited
green checkMaterial Grade : HPLC
By Borosil
Pack of 100 piece
₹2,399 - ₹2,899
You save ₹51!
1.73% OFF
green checkType of Product : Boropure Membrane
green checkDiameter : 47 mm
green checkMaterial : Gridded Cellulose Nitrate
green checkColor : White
green checkApplication Area : Laboratories
green checkShape : Round
green checkCountry of Origin : India
green checkPack of : 100
green checkName of Manufacturer/Packer/Importer : Borosil Scientific Limited
By Borosil
Pack of 100 piece
₹2,099 - ₹2,099
You save ₹96!
4.36% OFF
green checkType of Product : Boropure Membrane
green checkDiameter : 47 mm
green checkMaterial : Cellulose Nitrate
green checkColor : White
green checkApplication Area : Laboratories
green checkShape : Round
green checkCountry of Origin : India
green checkPack of : 100
green checkSterility : Non Sterile
green checkName of Manufacturer/Packer/Importer : Borosil Scientific Limited
By Axiva
Pack of 100 piece
₹1,899 - ₹5,399
green checkType of Product : Membrane Filter
green checkMaterial : Nylon
green checkColor : White
green checkSeries : R
green checkShape : Round
green checkSuitable For : HPLC Solvents, Mobile Phase Separation
green checkCountry of Origin : India
By Axiva
Pack of 100 piece
₹1,899 - ₹1,29,999
You save ₹115!
3.17% OFF
green checkType of Product : Membrane Filter
green checkMaterial : Cellulose Nitrate
green checkColor : White
green checkShape : Round
green checkWeight : 10 g
green checkSurface Finish Type : Plain
green checkCountry of Origin : India
By Axiva
Pack of 100 piece
₹2,899 - ₹3,399
green checkType of Product : Membrane Filter
green checkDiameter : 47 mm
green checkMaterial : Cellulose Nitrate
green checkColor : White
green checkShape : Round
green checkWeight : 10 g
green checkSurface Finish Type : Gridded Black
green checkCountry of Origin : India
green checkWettability : Hydrophilic
By Axiva
Pack of 100 piece
₹2,499 - ₹3,899
You save ₹19!
0.74% OFF
green checkType of Product : Membrane Filter
green checkDiameter : 47 mm
green checkMaterial : Cellulose Nitrate
green checkColor : White
green checkShape : Round
green checkSurface Finish Type : Plain
green checkCountry of Origin : India
green checkWettability : Hydrophilic
green checkFilter Type : Sterile
By Axiva
Pack of 100 piece
₹4,999 - ₹11,999
green checkType of Product : Membrane Filter
green checkColor : White
green checkSurface Finish Type : Plain
green checkCountry of Origin : India
green checkMedia : Polytetraflouro Ethylene (PTFE)
green checkWettability : Hydrophobic
By Axiva
Pack of 50 piece
₹9,899 - ₹32,999
green checkType of Product : Membranes Filter
green checkDiameter : 293 mm
green checkMaterial : Nylon
green checkColor : White
By Axiva
₹1,699 - ₹8,999
green checkType of Product : Air Vent Filter
green checkDiameter : 50 mm
green checkColor : White
green checkShape : Round
green checkCountry of Origin : India
green checkMedia : PTFE
green checkWettability : Hydrophilic
green checkFilter Type : Sterile
By Axiva
Pack of 25 piece
₹10,089 - ₹15,999
green checkType of Product : Extraction Thimble
green checkMaterial : Cellulose
green checkColor : White
green checkCountry of Origin : India
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹7,999 - ₹31,999
You save ₹279!
1.95% OFF
green checkType of Product : OE67 Membrane Circle
green checkPore Size : 0.45 µm
green checkSeries : 104040
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹7,999 - ₹28,999
You save ₹491!
4.68% OFF
green checkType of Product : Mixed Cellulose Ester Pain Membrane Filter
green checkPore Size : 0.2 µm
green checkSeries : 104017
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹12,999 - ₹39,999
You save ₹312!
1.8% OFF
green checkType of Product : Cellulose Nitrate Membrane
green checkPore Size : 0.8 µm
green checkSeries : 104009
By Whatman
Pack of 25 piece
₹13,999 - ₹97,999
You save ₹2,797!
4.84% OFF
green checkType of Product : Nuclepore Hydrophilic Membrane
green checkPore Size : 1.0 µm
green checkSeries : 104187
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹14,999 - ₹89,999
You save ₹5,380!
5.64% OFF
green checkType of Product : Nuclepore Hydrophilic Membrane
green checkPore Size : 0.8 µm
green checkSeries : 104173
green checkPack of : 100
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹13,999 - ₹1,39,999
You save ₹5,380!
5.64% OFF
green checkType of Product : Nuclepore Hydrophilic Membrane
green checkPore Size : 0.4 µm
green checkSeries : 104171
By Whatman
Pack of 25 piece
₹13,999 - ₹2,49,999
You save ₹2,497!
4.2% OFF
green checkType of Product : Nuclepore Hydrophilic Membrane
green checkSeries : 104170
By Whatman
Pack of 25 piece
₹39,999 - ₹48,999
You save ₹1,561!
3.76% OFF
green checkType of Product : Nuclepore Hydrophilic Membrane
green checkSeries : 11210
green checkPack of : 25
By Whatman
Pack of 25 piece
₹59,999   ₹64,109
You save ₹4,110!
6.41% OFF
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹14,999 - ₹1,39,999
green checkType of Product : Nuclepore Hydrophilic Membrane
green checkPore Size : 12.0 µm
green checkSeries : 104185
green checkPack of : 100
By Whatman
Pack of 25 piece
₹13,999 - ₹35,999
You save ₹994!
2.69% OFF
green checkType of Product : Nuclepore Hydrophilic Membrane
green checkPore Size : 3.0 µm
green checkSeries : 104183
By Whatman
Pack of 25 piece
₹17,999 - ₹31,999
You save ₹1,525!
4.55% OFF
green checkType of Product : Nuclepore Hydrophilic Membrane
green checkPore Size : 2.0 µm
green checkSeries : 104188
By Whatman
Pack of 25 piece
₹24,999 - ₹28,999
You save ₹937!
3.61% OFF
green checkType of Product : Nuclepore Hydrophilic Membrane
green checkSeries : 11170
green checkPack of : 25
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹79,999   ₹84,110
You save ₹4,111!
4.89% OFF
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹13,999 - ₹29,999
You save ₹1,613!
5.1% OFF
green checkType of Product : Nuclepore Hydrophilic Membrane
green checkPore Size : 5.0 µm
green checkSeries : 104174
green checkPack of : 100
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹17,999 - ₹29,999
You save ₹2,097!
6.53% OFF
green checkType of Product : Nuclepore Hydrophilic Membrane
green checkPore Size : 10.0 µm
green checkSeries : 104184
green checkPack of : 100
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹13,999 - ₹29,999
You save ₹1,330!
4.25% OFF
green checkType of Product : Nuclepore Hydrophilic Membrane
green checkPore Size : 8.0 µm
green checkSeries : 104175
green checkPack of : 100
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹15,999 - ₹29,999
You save ₹1,330!
4.25% OFF
green checkType of Product : Nuclepore Hydrophilic Membrane
green checkPore Size : 0.6 µm
green checkSeries : 104172
green checkPack of : 100
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹24,999   ₹25,287
You save ₹288!
1.14% OFF
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹35,999 - ₹49,999
You save ₹1,360!
3.64% OFF
green checkType of Product : Nuclepore Hydrophilic Membrane
green checkSeries : 11110
green checkPack of : 100
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹28,999   ₹29,665
You save ₹666!
2.25% OFF
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹16,999 - ₹18,999
You save ₹447!
2.3% OFF
green checkType of Product : Nuclepore Hydrophilic Membrane
green checkSeries : 11065
green checkPack of : 100
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹19,999 - ₹31,999
You save ₹415!
2.03% OFF
green checkType of Product : Nuclepore Hydrophilic Membrane
green checkSeries : 11060
green checkPack of : 100
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹18,999 - ₹35,999
You save ₹1,596!
4.24% OFF
green checkType of Product : Cyclopore Polycarbonate Membrane
green checkPore Size : 12.0 µm
green checkSeries : 104185
green checkPack of : 100
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹32,999   ₹33,842
You save ₹843!
2.49% OFF
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹13,999 - ₹24,999
You save ₹465!
1.83% OFF
green checkType of Product : Cyclopore Polycarbonate Membrane
green checkSeries : 7060
green checkPack of : 100
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹26,999   ₹28,155
You save ₹1,156!
4.11% OFF
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹18,999 - ₹34,999
You save ₹1,711!
4.66% OFF
green checkType of Product : Cyclopore Polycarbonate Membrane
green checkPore Size : 0.4 µm
green checkSeries : 104177
green checkPack of : 100
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹15,999 - ₹29,999
You save ₹551!
1.8% OFF
green checkType of Product : Cyclopore Polycarbonate Membrane
green checkSeries : 7063
green checkPack of : 100
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹21,999 - ₹34,999
You save ₹1,711!
4.66% OFF
green checkType of Product : Cyclopore Polycarbonate Membrane
green checkPore Size : 0.2 µm
green checkSeries : 104176
green checkPack of : 100
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹6,399 - ₹29,999
You save ₹583!
4.29% OFF
green checkType of Product : Cellulose Nitrate Membrane
green checkPore Size : 0.45 µm
green checkSeries : 7184
By Whatman
Pack of 25 piece
₹6,699 - ₹24,999
You save ₹465!
1.83% OFF
green checkType of Product : Cellulose Nitrate Membrane
green checkPore Size : 2 µm
green checkSeries : 7182
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹21,999 - ₹22,999
You save ₹1,120!
4.64% OFF
green checkType of Product : Mixed Cellulose Ester Pain Membrane Filter
green checkPore Size : 0.2 µm
green checkSeries : 104013
green checkPack of : 100
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹16,999 - ₹17,999
You save ₹43!
0.24% OFF
green checkType of Product : Cellulose Nitrate Membrane
green checkPore Size : 0.1 µm
green checkSeries : 104020
green checkPack of : 100
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹21,999 - ₹28,999
You save ₹1,197!
3.96% OFF
green checkType of Product : Cellulose Nitrate Membrane
green checkPore Size : 1 µm
green checkSeries : 7181
green checkPack of : 100
By Whatman
Pack of 100 piece
₹19,999   ₹20,473
You save ₹474!
2.32% OFF
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Whatman 47 mm Dia,0.45um Pore Size Sterile Mixed Cellulose Ester Filter, ME Range (ME25/21) 13406870 ₹3,799 15 days --
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Everything you need to know about Membrane Filters

Welcome to our comprehensive collection of lab supplies at Industrybuying, where we delve into the realm of membranes—vital tools in scientific exploration. Membranes, such as the renowned nylon and PVDF membranes, are pivotal in various laboratory applications. These essential lab supplies ensure precision and reliability in your membrane filtration processes.

Our best-selling membranes filter is famous for the following features:
i) Nylon Membrane: Ideal for diverse filtering applications.
ii) PVDF Membrane: Known for chemical compatibility and durability.

Whether you're seeking In-Line Filters, Filter Papers, Filtering Funnels, Syringe Filters, Syringeless Filters, or Vacuum Filtration solutions, our lab necessities are engineered to meet your exacting standards. Enhance your scientific endeavours with these top-notch lab essentials available at pocket-friendly membrane filter prices. Discover more about membranes and related products at IndustryBuying – your trusted destination for quality lab supplies.
 

How does a Membrane Filter work?

Membranes play a pivotal role in various filtration processes, employing distinct mechanisms based on their composition. Explore the functionality of two key membranes:

1. Nylon Membrane:
i) Selective Permeability: 
Nylon membranes operate through selective permeability, allowing specific molecules to pass while blocking others.
ii) Precision Filtration: These membranes excel in precise particle separation, making them ideal for diverse lab applications.

2. PVDF Membrane:
i) Hydrophobic Nature:
PVDF membranes leverage their hydrophobic properties, ensuring efficient liquid and air filtration.
ii) Durability: Known for their robustness, PVDF membranes offer long-lasting performance, even in challenging filtration conditions.

Understanding how these membranes work is crucial for optimizing lab processes. Whether you need precision with nylon or durability with PVDF, Industry Buying's Lab Supplies section covers you. Elevate your membrane filtration game and explore our range today!

Where are they commonly used?

Welcome to Industrybuying, your one-stop destination for lab supplies! Explore a diverse range of membranes, including the highly sought-after nylon and PVDF membranes, at our exclusive lab supplies section.
Common Uses of Membranes:

Membranes play a crucial role in various applications, serving as indispensable components in:

a) Laboratory Filtration: Ensure precise filtration with our top-quality nylon and PVDF membranes.
b) In-Line Filters: Experience seamless filtration with our cutting-edge in-line filter solutions.
c) Filter Papers: Enhance your filtration processes with our advanced filter paper options.
d) Filtering Funnels: Achieve precision in your lab work with our reliable filtering funnels.
e) Syringe Filters: Facilitate efficient sample preparation using our high-performance syringe filters.
f) Syringeless Filters: Streamline filtration processes with our innovative syringeless filter solutions.
g) Vacuum Filtration: Optimize your laboratory workflows with our state-of-the-art vacuum filtration setups.

Explore the world of lab supplies and elevate your research capabilities with our premium membranes. It is essential that these delicate lab products be kept in proper lab storage organizers to keep them away from dust and other potential damage.
 

What are the types of Membrane Filter?

Dive into the world of types of membrane filtration with a comprehensive overview:

1. Nylon Membrane:
- Versatile filtration for various laboratory applications.
- Precision and reliability in separating particles.
2. PVDF Membrane:
- Lab chemicals compatibility for diverse filtration needs.
- Robust material ensuring durability and efficiency.

Explore these types of membrane filtration, which are available at budget-friendly membrane filter prices to elevate your lab processes. Choose the membrane that suits your specific requirements, whether it's Nylon for its versatility or PVDF for chemical resilience. Upgrade your filtration game with these top-notch membrane options.

What are the advantages of Membrane Filter?

Explore high-quality filters at our website, featuring an extensive range of membranes, including nylon and PVDF membranes. Elevate your laboratory filtration processes with these advanced membranes, offering numerous advantages:

i) Precision Filtration: Nylon and PVDF membranes ensure accurate particle separation.
ii) Chemical Compatibility: Resistant to various chemicals, enhancing versatility.
iii) High Flow Rates: Facilitate efficient filtration with rapid flow rates.
iv) Durable Construction: Long-lasting membranes for extended use.
v) Versatile Applications: Ideal for In-Line Filters, Filter Papers, Filtering Funnels, Syringe Filters, Syringeless Filters, and Vacuum Filtration.

Enhance your lab procedures with these cutting-edge membranes, tailored for diverse applications. Browse our collection now and experience seamless filtration in your laboratory.
 

Why choose Industrybuying for purchasing Membrane Filters?

Welcome to Industrybuying – your one-stop destination for top-notch  lab utilities. Elevate your filtration processes with our premium selection of membranes, including high-quality nylon and PVDF membranes. Discover unparalleled efficiency and reliability in every filtration task.

a) Extensive Variety: Explore a wide range of lab supplies, from In-Line Filters and Filter Papers to Filtering Funnels and Syringe Filters.
b) Superior Quality: Trust our nylon and PVDF membranes to perform optimally in diverse filtration applications.
c) Precision in Filtration: Achieve precise results with our Syringeless Filters and Vacuum Filtration solutions. 

Enhance your laboratory operations with Industrybuying's lab supplies, designed to meet the highest standards of quality and efficiency. Choose excellence without worrying about the cost of membrane filters.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between a nylon membrane and a PVDF membrane?

Nylon membranes and PVDF membranes are both types of filtration materials used in various scientific and industrial processes. The primary difference lies in their composition and properties. Nylon membranes, made from nylon polymers, are known for their broad chemical compatibility and are commonly used in applications such as DNA and protein blotting. On the other hand, PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride) membranes are valued for their hydrophobic nature, chemical resistance, and suitability for protein transfer in Western blotting.

Can a nylon membrane be used interchangeably with a PVDF membrane in laboratory applications?

While both nylon and PVDF membranes serve as effective filtration materials, they have distinct properties that make them suitable for specific applications. It's essential to consider the nature of your experiment or procedure. Nylon membranes are generally more versatile and have broad chemical compatibility, making them suitable for nucleic acid transfer. PVDF membranes, with their hydrophobic characteristics, are preferred for protein transfer in Western blotting. Careful consideration of the specific requirements of your experiment is necessary to determine the appropriate membrane choice.

What are the key factors to consider when choosing between a nylon and PVDF membrane for membrane-based applications?

Choosing between a nylon membrane and a PVDF membrane depends on several critical factors. Consider the type of molecules you are working with; nylon membranes are versatile and suitable for nucleic acid transfer, while PVDF membranes are hydrophobic and ideal for protein transfer. Additionally, assess the compatibility with your experimental conditions, as nylon membranes offer broad chemical compatibility, while PVDF membranes are known for their chemical resistance. Understanding the specific requirements of your application, such as sensitivity and binding characteristics, will guide you in selecting the most appropriate membrane for your needs.