48 Articles found
Sterlitech Corporation Articles
-
SterliTech Tips: All Things Flat Sheet Membranes
Pre-Conditioning, Use, and Preservation What is membrane preconditioning and why is it recommended to precondition new flat sheet or spiral wound membranes prior to use? Membrane preconditioning is a filtration step using ...
-
Back to the Basics: Membrane Process and Development (MP&D)
Sterlitech is an innovator in the development of bench-scale cross flow test cells for membrane development, studies, and small scale processing applications. But what does that actually mean? Bench-scale: The term “bench” is ...
-
Time to Get Hydrated - June 23 is National Hydration Day
Summary National Hydration Day takes place on Wednesday, June 23. Let’s celebrate this year by checking in on lifestyle choices around proper hydration and learning more about freshwater resources.
-
New Membranes for Environmental, Pharma and Wider Applications
Summary: A new membrane that’s better for your application Choose Gold-coated polyester membranes for: Detecting and characterizing micro-plastics in environmental water samples. Particle analysis by SEM/EDX, FTIR microscopy and Raman ...
-
New Sweat Absorbing Material is Designed to Keep You Cool and Power Your Devices
Summary A new kind of moisture-absorbing material was developed to speed up the evaporation of sweat from skin. The so-called Co-SHM films change color as they absorb moisture and have so far been tested in various personal comfort applications. ...
-
Intro for TEER Assay Article From Cellqart
How often do you or your colleagues perform TEER (Transepithelial-Transendothelial Electrical Resistance) assays in a given week, and how confident are you in your results? The accuracy of your TEER assay measurements depends on four things: ...
-
Rocker`s Magnetic Lab Filter Holder Makes Your Job Easier
Many of our customers are running multiple tests simultaneously. Their bench tops are covered in manifolds, tubing, flasks, and a pump; space is limited. Test results need to be recorded. Membranes need to be changed. Funnels need to be refilled ...
-
What Do You Know About TEER?
How often do you or your colleagues perform TEER (Transepithelial-Transendothelial Electrical Resistance) assays in a given week, and how confident are you in your results? The accuracy of your TEER assay measurements depends on four things: ...
-
What Membrane Filters are Right for Me?
Question: How do I know if a membrane process is suitable for my unique application? Usually, researchers start with bench-scale feasibility testing. That means using a membrane sample from a large-scale membrane module offered by commercial ...
-
Better Recycling With Plastic Hungry Enzymes
Summary Household plastic waste is an increasing global problem as the annual supply of new plastics greatly outweighs their rate of biodegradation or recycling. Discovery of a new enzyme from plastic-eating bacteria, may hold the key for improving ...
-
Artificial Intelligence revolutionizes how we study proteins
Artificial Intelligence revolutionizes how we study proteins Predicting the shape of a protein from its amino acid sequence is one of biology’s greatest puzzles, known as the protein folding problem. The three dimensional, or globular shape ...
-
Why Does My Track-Etched Membrane have Waves?
Thin film track etched membranes, commonly referred to as polycarbonate (PCTE) and polyester (PET) filters, feature a unique pore structure and optical clarity unlike most filters. A complex, two step manufacturing process involving ion bombardment ...
-
Covid in Wastewater
Sewage and wastewater help in the fight against COVID-19 The World Health Organization declared SARS-CoV-2, known as COVID-19, a worldwide pandemic in March 2020. The world health organization has since reported 35.3 million cases and over 1 ...
-
Optimizing Substrates for IR/Raman Spectroscopy
Studying cell structures is the foundation of numerous fields in biology including health sciences, pharmacology, microbiology, and more. Traditional microscopic methods of observing structures within cells rely on dyes, fixatives, and/or artificial ...
-
Waste not, want not: The NASA Water Filtration Challenge
Water is an essential component for life on Earth, constituting 71% of the planet and about 60% of the human body (1). It’s therefore imperative for terrestrial plants, animals, and humans to have a steady supply of fresh, clean water through ...
-
How to Choose the Best Vacuum Pump for Your Lab
Vacuum pumps are a versatile piece of laboratory equipment for suctioning via negative pressure. They are routinely used in biological sciences for filtration, distillation and concentration of volatile solvents, solid phase extraction, freeze ...
-
Understanding the Connection Between Air Pollution and COVID-19
It’s known that air pollution is a contributing factor to a vast majority of respiratory health issues [1], so it’s not surprising that researchers are exploring the relationship between areas with high air pollution and the ...
-
Optical Coherence Tomography
Looking inside membrane fouling with optical coherence tomography (OCT) Internal Imaging in Real-time Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging technique that uses light scattering to show cross-sections of a 3D object (1). OCT has a ...
-
Ultrafine Particles Overview: What are they and Where do they come from?
What are ultrafine particles and why is it an emerging concern? Ultrafine particles (UFPs) belong to a class of primary air pollutants called particulate matter (PM). Other types of PM include coarse ...
-
All you Need to Know About Membrane Distillation: Applications, Filters, and Lab Setup
What is Membrane Distillation? Membrane Distillation (MD) is a relatively new and promising separation technology that is an alternative to more energy intensive methods such ...