Over the years, we have received a number of questions about the optical clarity of some of our membrane filters, usually of the polycarbonate variety. Optically clear membranes are used in numerous applications such as culturing cells for immunofluorescence studies or even unmanned biology missions into space. All of our polycarbonate membrane filters are made by the same process, track-etching, but the clarity of our filters varies. To shed some light on (or through) the matter of our filters' optical clarity we put together a handy infographic that you can check out.
To learn more about Sterlitech's polycarbonate filters, check out some of our other blog articles below:
- Totally Tubular: Polycarbonate Membranes as Templates for Nanotubes
- Etching the Tracks in a Track-etched Membrane Filter
To browse our complete selection of polycarbonate membrane filters, click here. You can also contact us to learn even more about how our track-etched filters could help you with your application.