To ensure you always have the most accurate information for using Millipore®products, we have compiled several published solubility and compatibility tables to provide a comprehensive compatibility guide for Millipore®membranes, filtration devices, ultrafiltration products, centrifugal filters, and MultiScreen®filter plates. All information presented below is based entirely upon published polymer and metal compatibility tables, not from usage experiments conducted by our scientists. While our complete compatibility table features recommendations for over 85 solvents, solutions, and gases, we have highlighted the most common materials used with our filtration products in the corresponding sections below. Materials used to fabricate Millipore®membranes and filtration devices Millipore®ultrafiltration products and centrifugal filters MultiScreen®HTSand MultiScreen®Classic filter plates MultiScreen®HTSVacuum Manifolds Can't find the solvent, solution, or gas you are looking for? Download our complete chemical compatibility guide to see our complete recommendations for Millipore®filtration products.
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Compatibility ratings†: R = RecommendedCompatibility of materials used to fabricate Millipore®membranes and filtration devices
GR = Generally Recommended
LTD = Limited Recommendation
NR = Not Recommended
GNR = Generally not recommended
TST=Testing recommended
ND = No data presently available
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HDPE = High-density polyethylene; PP= Polypropylene; PS = Polystyrene; PVC = Polyvinyl chloride; MMA = Modified acrylic copolymer; ABS = Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer; SAN = Styrene-acrylonitrile polymer; PC = Polycarbonate; PET = Polyethylene terephthalate; PTFE = Polytetrafluoroethylene; PVDF = Polyvinylidene fluoride; MCE = Mixed cellulose esters; PES = Polyether sulfone; EPR = Ethylene-propylene rubber; Fluoroelastomer = Vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene copolymer; 316SS = Stainless steel *Aqueous solution †See compatibility recommendation criteria, general considerations, and references below for additional information
Compatibility ratings†: R = RecommendedCompatibility of Millipore®ultrafiltration products and centrifugal filters
NR = Not Recommended
TST=Testing recommended
ND = No data presently available
Compatibility ratings†: R = RecommendedCompatibility of MultiScreen®HTSand MultiScreen®Classic filter plates
NR = Not Recommended
L = Limited Recommendation
Compatibility ratings†: E = Excellent PerformanceCompatibility of MultiScreen®HTSVacuum Manifold Components
G = Good Performance
R = Rinse after contact
NR = Not Recommended
Compatibility recommendation criteria
Materials used in Millipore®membranes and filtration devices, and Millipore®ultrafiltration products and centrifugal filters
Materials used in MultiScreen®Filter Plates
Materials used in MultiScreen®HTSVacuum Manifolds
As mentioned previously, all information presented is based upon polymer- or metal-solvent compatibility tables, not from any usage experiments. Please also consider the following when using our compiled compatibility charts.General considerations when determining Millipore®product compatibility
References used to develop Millipore® Filter Component Compatibility Charts
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