Specifications     Filter media double layered FlexN Nylon 6.6     Drainage, support, end caps Polypropylene     Support ring Stainless Steel     O-ring gaskets Silicone, Fluorcarbone, EPR, Nitril, FEP     Max. operating temperature 80°C     Filter area 0,86 m2/10" cartridge     Max. diff. pressure in flow direction 5,5 bar at 25°C - 1,7 bar at 80°C     Max. diff. pressure against flow direction 3,4 bar at 25°C     Recom. sterilization conditions autoclaves: max. 30 min. steam ster.: 30 min. at 135°C     Deliverable cartridge lengths 2,5", 5", 10", 20", 30", 40"   Overview brochure PDF-DOWNLOAD . New FlexNTM membrane construction - filter cartridges and capsules for valid sterile filtration  The Benefits of the LifeASSURETM PSA   ► Multi-layered FlexN Nylon Membrane - Extremely high admission capacity of contaminations for long life span and maximum       economic efficiency.   ► Validied membrane with a pore size of 0,1 and 0,2 µm - Dependable infertile filtration and back position of mykoplasma.   ► Innovative pleating technology - The construction allows an optimum solid admission and increases the state time.   ► 100% integrity tested during the manufacturing - protection of the product quality   ► Used materrials acc. CFR 21 - Biological harmlessness according to the norms USP Class VI Biological Test for Plastics -        Validation Guide und Drug Master File.  Filter design LifeASSURETM PSA   With LifeASSUR to filters there comes the improved FlexN membrane technology of 3M to the use*. This allows an up to now   unequalled flexibility in the production of a multi layered membrane. LifeASSURE filter combine two pioneering procedures, the   FlexN membrane production and the pleating process. Advanced Pleat Technology (APT). They allow a reliable filtration by a pore   size of 0.1 and 0.2 µm and distinguish themselves by an extremely long life span. LifeASSURE filter pass of two situations of a   pleated nylon 6.6 membranes in a Polypropylene cartridge construction and sine ideally for a wide range of infertile filtration   processes in the pharmaceutical, biological and biotechnological industry suitably.  Flex-NTM Membrane Technology      With LifeASSUR to filters there comes the improved FlexN membrane   technology of 3M to the usez*. This allows an up to now unequalled   flexibility in the production of a multi layered membrane. This membrane   owns a very efficient back position as well as an excellent admission   capacity for pollutions. The accompanying admission with the grid   electron microscope shows a single layer of the LifeASSURE FlexN to   membrane, consisting of an 'open" area on the "upstream" side and a   "thicker" area on the "downstream" side. The construction of the   membrane from several situations allows an extremely high state time.   Two layers of the FlexN membrane are used in the production by   LifeASSURE filter cartridges to make such a reliable filter for the   validated infertile filtration. LifeASSURE of filters for the validated infertile   filtration there is as filter cartridges and capsules by a pore size of 0.1   and 0.2 µm. The common use of LifeASSURE to filters and 3M   LifeASSURE PB to prefilters provides for optimum system achievement.   * US patent 6,090,441;6,264,044:6,280,791  Excellent Retention of Micro Organism   0.1 and 0.2 µm LifeASSURE filter are validated for the absolute back position by B. diminuta (ATCC 19146) according to the   ASTM method (ASTM = American Society of Testing and Material) with a least back position of 107 CFU/cm2 filter surface.   The results of the bacterial backing tests were correlated with integrity check (diffusion, Bubble Point). Moreover, 0.1 µm   SterASSURE filter are laid out for an absolute back position by mykoplasmen (Acholeplasma laidlawii, ATCC 23206).  Advanced Pleat TechnologyTM   The company state time of folded filter cartridges is dependent basically on the accessible   filter surface. Though conventionally folded filter cartridges offer a big surface and,   nevertheless, by the high pleated density only a low part of the surface is available for the   dirty admission. The "blind" useless filter surface is therefore in the lower part of the filter   cartridge (see picture) where the folds lie very close each other. The LifeASSURE filter   cartridge are so produced by a patented pleating process with varying pleated depth that in   the pleated low a bigger distance is between the folds. This advancedly changing pleated   technology with enlarged free filter surface allows an extremely bigger dirty admission   between the single folds in the lower area, while the reduced pleated depth in the upper   area the known advantages of the enlarged filter surface. The result is a complete   exploitation of the available membrane surface and allows therefore a superior company   state time. 3M´s the most advanced alternate pleated technology Customary pleated technology about whole pleated depth  Long Service Life and Safe Sterile Filtration   Comparison of the state time by filters by a pore size of 0.2 µm   The information in the accompanying diagramme proves that   LifeASSURE filter produce not only a dependable filter achievement,   but also own an especially long life span. The state time of LifeASSURE   to filters and filters of other manufacturers (in each case by a pore size   of 0.2 µm) were allowed by means of a test suspension.   With filters CUNO LifeASSURE a clearly higher state time could be   achieved. SterASSURE filter have an up to 40% higher state time.  Optimized for the Use with LifeASSURETM PSA filter cartridges and capsules    State time of prefilter final filter systems (by a pore size of 0.2 µ m)   The LifeASSURE infertile filter are suitable for the application in   connection with 3M LifeASSURE PB to prefilters optimally. Because both   filters own a FlexN nylon 6.6 membranes, this reduces the cause of   extractable remains and potential interactions with the filtration product   in comparison to the systems with which prefilters and final filters exist   of different materials. Besides, an excellent state time allows the unique   FlexN to membrane technology. To compare the state time of 3M   LifeASSURE-LifeASSURE PSA of filter system to prefilter final filter to   systems of other manufacturers, investigations with a test suspension   were carried out. The results shown in the accompanying diagramme   show that 3M LifeASSURE-SterASSURE filter system excels the filter   systems of other manufacturers around the 4-5-fold!   For an optimum achievement it is advisable to start LifeASSURE   0.8 µm to the prefiltration before a LifeASSURE 0.2 µm of filter and   LifeASSURE 0.45 µm to the prefiltration of a LifeASSURE 0.1 µm of   filter.  Application areas LifeASSURETM PSA   ► Sterilization with a pore size of 0,1 and 0,2 µm   ► Pure water systems and water for injection use   ► Parenteral solution (SVP, LVP)   ► Filtration of solvents   ► Reagents and puffer solutions   ► Oral liquids, unguents   ► Sterile filling of biological products   ► Blood fractionation, serum   ► Ophthalmica   ► Vaccine   ► Media for skin cultures   ► Sterile filtration of Fermentation medias   ► Protection of chromatography acids   ► High volume pharmaceutial chemicals  Ordering informations LifeASSURETM PSA Type Micron rate Material Length Adaptor configuration O-ring PSA = SterASSURE    010  =    0,1 µm    020  =    0,2 µm      F = diameter 71 mm M = Mini-filter cartridge      01 = 10"      02 = 20"      03 = 30"      04 = 40"      01 = 2,5"      02 = 5"    B = 226-O-ring Code 7           one side open    C = 222-O-ring           one side open    D = flat gasket 10"           both sides open    E  = flat gasket 9 3/4"           both sides open    F = 222-O-ring Code 3          one side open    J = 226-O-ring Code 7           one side open with           flat end cap    K = FEP-O-SEAL    A = MVQ    B  = Fluorcarbone           (FPM)    C = EPDM    D = Nitrile (NBR)   06 = 6 pack  Ordering sample marked combination: PSA-010-F-03-BA  Suitable filter housings Profit from our long-standing experience with the interpretation of filter systems! 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