CellSieveTM Microfiltration Properties

Microfilter Properties and Features

  • Not fluorescent
  • Lies flat on microscope slide
  • Transparent
  • Biocompatible
  • High tensile strength (75 Mpa)
  • Uniform pore size, high porosity
  • Straight, parallel pores
  • Thermally stable to 150°C
  • Acid, alkali and solvent resistant

Capture Efficiency Study

  • 5 cell lines
  • Cells spiked into 7.5 ml whole blood
  • Filtered by negative pressure in < 2 min

 
MCF-7
SKBR-3
MB453
LNCaP
PC3
Fixed Samples
98±3%
98±0%
96±3%
99±2%
95±4%
Unfixed Samples
85±6%
90±4%
93±7%
89±9%
89±8%