Whatman filtration products
Selection guide for lateral-flow immunoassay
What component do you need? |
What product should you choose? |
When should you choose it? |
Sample application |
Thin and light, suitable for small volume lateral flow applications. |
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Conjugate release |
Light, thin glass fiber: suitable for small volumes. |
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Blood separation |
Bound glass fiber filter, especially suitable for saliva samples. Bound glass fiber filter suitable for serum samples and even one drop of whole blood. Bound glass fiber filter suitable for serum and whole blood samples (ca. 100 μl). Can be used as a vertical separator, as single or multiple layers, for separation of a wide range of blood volumes. |
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Unbacked nitrocellulose membranes |
For experienced users as trickier to handle, typically available at lower cost. |
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Backed nitrocellulose membranes |
When looking for more consistent membrane performance than wet-treated surfactant products. |
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Fast flow high performance nitrocellulose membranes |
Quantificative assays or where you can reduce reagent dispensing to save cost on reagents. |
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Fast flow high performance nitrocellulose membranes (plus) |
When using viscous samples and you wish to reduce reagent dispensing rates to save cost. |