Sterile Liquid Filters

0.2 µm filters for producing sterile filtrate in aseptic processing

 

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Supor® EX Grade ECV Filters

Supor® EKV Filters

Fluorodyne® II DFL Filters

Fluorodyne® EX EDF Filters

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Sterilization Option(s)

Suitable for Autoclave or SIP

Filter Cartridge Style

Code 7

Posidyne® Filter Cartridges

Posidyne® Filter Cartridges are the ideal components for fine particle retention. All Pall filters are 100% integrity tested and manufactured under GMP compliance. The construction is resin free with wettable capabilities. Posidyne has Zeta potential to provide enhanced particle retention and endotoxin removal. Filters are available in bioreduction and sterilizing grades as well to best fit several biotech systems.

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Supor® EKV Sterilizing-Grade Filter Cartridges

Validated sterilizing grade membranes for the most cost effective filtration of a wide range of liquids such as buffers, tissue culture media, and others

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Fluorodyne® II DFL Filter Cartridges

Fluorodyne® II DFL Membrane Filter Cartridge is ideal for biotechnological applications such as ophthalmic and other solutions with active ingredients. Filters follow Pall's standard AB-style and work with stainless steel housings. The benefits of DFL membranes are their low extractable levels and high protein transmissions. Each filter is integrity tested and sterilizing grade.

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Supor® EX Grade ECV Membrane Filter Cartridges

High capacity, high flow rate 0.2um sterilizing grade filters for highly efficient filtration of cell harvest material, process intermediates, growth media, buffers and final bulk biological process fluids

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Fluorodyne® EX EDF Cartridges

Fluorodyne® EX EDF Membrane Filter Cartridges retain microbial with their unique asymmetry and EX grade EDF filters. The AB-style cartridges are replicable and suitable for medium to large scale production. The filter has prefiltration built-in to hold more dirt and guarantee more efficient purification. The unit can be repeatedly autoclaved and SIP in either wet or dry conditions.

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Description

Sterilizing-grade liquid filters, commonly referred to as sterile liquid filters, are expected to produce sterile effluent under process conditions.


The FDA’s Guidance for Industry “Sterile Drug Products Produced by Aseptic Processing – Current Good Manufacturing Practice” (September 2004) states: “A sterilizing filter should be validated to reproducibly remove viable microorganisms from the process stream, producing a sterile effluent”. The guideline also states that “The microorganism Brevundimonas diminuta (ATCC 19146), when properly grown, harvested and used, is a common challenge organism for 0.2 micron rated filters because of its small size (0.3 micron mean diameter)”.

In addition, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines on Sterile Products Produced by Aseptic Processing (1987) state: “A sterilizing filter is one which, when challenged with the micro-organism Brevundimonas diminuta (B.diminuta), at a minimum concentration of 107 organisms per cm2 of filter surface, will produce a sterile effluent.”

 

Our polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane filters have low extractables and exhibit low adsorption of active ingredients.

 

For this reason, they are typically used in:

  • final filtration of small-molecule drug products
  • final filtration of large-molecule drug products

 

Our polyethersulfone (PES) membrane filters exhibit high flow rates and high capacity for fouling feeds.

 

These are utilized in a diverse number of filter-intensive bioprocessing applications including:

  • growth media
  • buffers
  • intermediates
  • final filtration of large-molecule drug products

 

Specifications

Pall® Sterile Liquid Filter Comparisons

 

Family/Grade

Supor® EX 

Supor

Fluorodyne®

II

Fluorodyne

EX
Media

 

 ECV EKV DFL EDF

Membrane material

Polyethersulfone (PES)

Polyethersulfone (PES)

Polyvinyldifluoride (PVDF)

Polyethersulfone (PES)/Polyvinyldifluoride (PVDF)

Layers

 Double Hybrid

Support and drainage layer/core/cage/endcap material

 Polypropylene

 

For Hard-To Filter Fluids: Supor EX Grade ECV Filters

 Supor EX ECV filters offer superior flow rates and capacity due to a unique membrane pairing, laid over pleat geometry and narrow core design.

With excellent pH compatibility and protein transmission of active ingredients, Supor ECV filters are an excellent choice for hard-to-filter fluids.

They are also ideal for vaccine compounds and high-viscosity formulations such as traditional recombinants and high-particulate formulations.

 

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For Low-Viscosity Formulations: Supor EKV Filters

 

Supor EKV filters have optimum flow, throughput, are very low protein binding, and have high chemical (pH) compatibility characteristics for maximum transmission of high-value active ingredients and preparative applications.

They are also available in our most comprehensive range of formats making them suitable for a wide variety of applications.

 

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For Low-Fouling Drug Products: Fluorodyne II DFL Filters

Fluorodyne II DFL filters are our most widely used filter in low-fouling final drug product filtration. They are most suitable for these critical applications due to their low extractables, low adsorption and proven performance during process specific validation studies.

 

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For High-Fouling Preparative Fluids and Final Drug Product Fluorodyne EX EDF Filters

 

Fluorodyne EX EDF filters feature a unique hybrid filtration media that enables outstanding capacity with fluids that tend to foul traditional sterilizing-grade filters.

Including some of our most advanced design innovations such as laid-over pleat construction and asymmetric PES membranes, these filters perform especially well downstream of cell harvest and also when used for the filtration of formulations incorporating liposomes and emulsions.

 

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Applications

 

Application

Process Stage

Fluid Type

Supor® EX Grade ECV Filters
(PES Membrane)

Supor® EKV Filters
(PES Membrane)

Fluorodyne® II DFL Filters
(PVDF Membrane)

Fluorodyne® EX EDF Filters
(PES/PVDF Membrane [Hybrid])

Classic Pharma, Large-Volume Parenterals

Formulation and Filling

Large-Volume Parenterals

Alternative

Alternative

Recommended

 

Classic Pharma, Large-Volume Parenterals

Upstream Processing

Growth Media

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Classic Pharma, Large-Volume Parenterals

Upstream Processing

Bioreactor Additions

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Classic Pharma, Large-Volume Parenterals

Upstream Processing

Buffers

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Classic Pharma, Large-Volume Parenterals

Downstream Processing

Intermediate

 

 

Recommended

 

Classic Pharma, Large-Volume Parenterals

Formulation and Filling

Classic Small-Molecule

 

 

Recommended

 

Classic Pharma, Large-Volume Parenterals

Formulation and Filling

Complex Small-Molecule

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Plasma Therapeutics

Downstream Processing

Buffers

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Plasma Therapeutics

Downstream Processing

Intermediate

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Plasma Therapeutics

Downstream Processing

Final Bulk Drug Substance

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Plasma Therapeutics

Formulation and Filling

Classic Low-Concentration

 

 

Recommended

 

Plasma Therapeutics

Formulation and Filling

Classic High-Concentration

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Vaccines

Upstream

Growth Media

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Vaccines

Upstream

Bioreactor Additions

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Vaccines

Downstream

Buffers

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

 

Vaccines


Downstream


Post-Harvest

Recommended

Alternative

 

Alternative

Vaccines

Downstream

Intermediate

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Vaccines

Downstream

Final Bulk Drug Substance

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Vaccines

Formulation and Filling

Subunit or Toxoid

 

 

Recommended

 

Vaccines

Formulation and Filling

 

Live Attenuated, Inactivated or Adjuvanted

 

Alternative

 

Recommended

Biotech Drugs

Upstream

Growth Media

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Biotech Drugs

Upstream

Bioreactor Additions

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Biotech Drugs

Downstream

Buffers

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Biotech Drugs

Downstream

Post-Harvest

Recommended

Alternative

 

Alternative

Biotech Drugs

Downstream

Intermediate

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Biotech Drugs

Downstream

Final Bulk Drug Substance

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Biotech Drugs

Formulation and Filling

Biotech Drug – Low Concentration Formulation (greater than 50 mg/ml)

 

 

Recommended

 

Biotech Drugs

Formulation and Filling

Biotech Drug – Low Concentration Formulation (greater than 100 mg/ml)

Recommended

Alternative

 

 

Viral Vectors

Upstream

Growth Media

Alternative

Recommended

 

 

Viral Vectors

Upstream

Bioreactor Additions

Alternative

Recommended

 

 

Viral Vectors

Downstream

Buffers

Alternative

Recommended

 

 

Viral Vectors

Downstream

Post-Harvest

Alternative

Recommended

 

 

Viral Vectors

Downstream

Intermediate

Alternative

Recommended

 

 

Viral Vectors

Downstream

Drug Substance

Alternative

Recommended

 

 

Viral Vectors

Formulation and Filling

AAV/AV/Oncolytic

 

 

Recommended

 

Viral Vectors

Formulation and Filling

Lentivirus

Alternative

Recommended

 

Alternative

Nucleic Acids

Upstream

Growth Media

Alternative

Recommended

 

 

Nucleic Acids

Upstream

Bioreactor Additions

Alternative

Recommended

 

 

Nucleic Acids

Downstream

Buffers

Alternative

Recommended

 

 

Nucleic Acids

Downstream

Post-Harvest Post Synthesis

Alternative

Recommended

 

 

Nucleic Acids

Downstream

Intermediate

Alternative

Recommended

 

 

Nucleic Acids

Downstream

Drug Substance

Alternative

Recommended

 

 

Nucleic Acids

Formulation and Filling

Liposome Nanoparticle Vectors

Alternative

Recommended

 

Alternative



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Request a consultation with one of our sterile filtration specialists to discuss your process and offer free support to help you get it right.

Documents

Application Notes

  • Innovative Membrane Filtration Technologies for Upstream and Downstream Bioprocessing

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  • Considerations on Re-Use of Sterilizing-Grade Filters

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  • Re-Use of Sterilizing Grade Filters – Considerations and Risk Assessments

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  • Successful Sterile Filtration of a Squalane Emulsion

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Technical Guide

  • Revalidation of My Sterile Filtration Step: When and Why Is It Needed?

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