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Highly assymetric, hydrophilic, microfiltration membranes having large pore diameters
Assignee: Pall Corp
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Filing: 1996-12-12
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Granted: 2000-04-04
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Expires: 2016-12-12
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to the field of synthetic polymeric microfiltration membrane materials that are fabricated to separate liquids from solids contained therein. One aspect of the invention relates to a highly asymmetric, hydrophilic microfiltration membrane with high surface porosity. The membrane is rendered hydrophilic through co-casting the sulfone polymer with a hydrophilic polymer, such as polyvinylpyrrolidone. The membranes of the invention are highly useful in testing devices for the quick detection of properties or components contained in liquid samples, such as diagnostic applications, as well as for other filtration applications that demand relatively large pore sizes, thick membranes, high asymmetry, and/or high lateral wicking speeds.
Inventors
- 👤 I-Fan Wang
- 👤 Richard A. Morris
- 👤 Robert F. Zepf
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-23 18:12
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D71/00; B01D71/06; B01D71/66; B01D71/68; B01D39/00; B01D39/14; B01D39/16; B01D67/00; B01D67/0002; B01D67/0009; B01D67/0011; B01D67/0013; B01D67/00135; B01D67/0016; B01D69/00; B01D69/02; B01D69/12; B01D69/1216; B01D2323/00; B01D2323/02; B01D2323/08; B01D2323/081; B01D2323/12; B01D2325/00; B01D2325/02; B01D2325/022; B01D2325/0283; B01D2325/02834; B01D2325/04; B01D2325/36; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/24992; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249961; Y10T428/249978; Y10T428/249979; Y10T428/24998; Y10T428/249987; Y10T428/249988; Y10T428/249989; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2973; Y10T428/2975; Y10T436/00; Y10T436/25; Y10T436/25375; Y10T436/255
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
An asymmetric integral sulfone polymer membrane, rendered hydrophilic through co-casting a sulfone polymer with a hydrophilic polymer, the membrane comprising a first microporous skin surface, a porous support, and a second surface having maximum diameter pores, the microporous skin surface possessing skin pores, the skin pores having an average diameter of from about 0.1 micron to about 10 microns, the porous support having a thickness of between 100 microns and 340 microns, said porous support comprising an asymmetric region of gradually increasing pore sizes, wherein the pores on the second surface have an average diameter of about 5 times to about 1000 times the diameter of the skin pores.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
An asymmetric integral sulfone polymer membrane, rendered hydrophilic through co-casting a sulfone polymer with a hydrophilic polymer, the membrane comprising a first microporous skin surface, a porous support, and a second surface having maximum diameter pores, the microporous skin surface possessing skin pores, the skin pores having an average diameter of from about 0.1 micron to about 10 microns, the porous support having a thickness of between 100 microns and 340 microns, said porous support comprising an asymmetric region of gradually increasing pore sizes, wherein the pores on the second surface have an average diameter of about 5 times to about 1000 times the diameter of the skin pores.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The membrane of claim 1, wherein the membrane comprises a mean flow pore size of from about 0.1 μm to about 10 μm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The membrane of claim 1, wherein the membrane possesses a density of skin pores of at least about 15 pores per 1000 μm 2 .
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The membrane of claim 1, wherein the membrane is at least about 150 μm in thickness.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The membrane of claim 1, wherein the sulfone polymer is selected from the group consisting of polysulfone, polyethersulfone, and polyarylsulfone.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The membrane of claim 5, wherein the hydrophilic polymer comprises polyvinylpyrrolidone.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
11 words
The membrane of claim 1, wherein the hydrophilic polymer comprises polyvinylpyrrolidone.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The membrane of claim 1, wherein the membrane possesses a lateral wicking speed of water of at least about 5 mm/second.
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