It4ip Track etched film

一、it4ip Company

Founded in 2006, it4ip Belgium originated as a private, technology-based company developed in UCLouvain (Belgium) in the 1980s, focusing on the development, production and supply of track etched filtration membranes. it4ip uses track-etching technology to manufacture micro - and nano-sized multi-aperture etched membranes with a variety of different applications, which are used in asbestos fiber detection, blood filtration, cancer cell screening, or the synthesis of micro - and nano-bodies. It4ip track etched films are characterized by precise filtration thresholds ranging from 10nm to tens of microns, with very small thickness and special indication characteristics. With a production and conversion capacity of 150,000 square meters per year, It4ip offers a wide range of products as well as OEM solutions in rolls, sheets, plates or other forms according to customer requirements.

Advanced track etching techniques can be applied to polyimide (PI), polyester (PET) and polycarbonate (PC). The track etching of polyimide is it4ip's own technology.

二、it4ip Track etching membrane

The principle of It4ip track etched film is to irradiate polymer films with high-energy particles to form potential tracks, which are then converted into regular pores by a specific chemical treatment. The technology is implemented in a clean room and is suitable for continuous production in the form of rolls several hundred meters long. It4ip's track etched film materials are polyimide (PI), polyester (PET) and polycarbonate (PC). The track etching of polyimide is it4ip's own technology

It4ip Track etched filter membrane is manufactured with high quality raw materials and track etched technology, it4ip track etched filter membrane has uniform and accurate aperture, aperture from 0.01μm to 30μm, thickness from 6μm to 50μm. Available in white, black, transparent and other colors, hydrophilic and hydrophobic surface treatment, with low extraction, low protein binding, negligible adsorption and absorption, biocompatibility, excellent chemical resistance and thermal stability.

It4ip has a large manufacturing capacity to produce 50cm wide reels (up to 50cm wide and 400m long), and can also convert narrow reels (up to 10mm wide) into various formats, such as sheets, squares, disks or any other size samples, according to customer requirements.

it4ip Track etching film features:

• Pore size from 0.01μm to 30μm, wide porosity, porosity up to 50%

• 6-50μm thickness, using high-quality raw materials, polyimide PI, polycarbonate PC and polyester PET

• Multiple choice of hole arrangement and hole length, straight or multi-angle

• White, black, transparent and other colors and surface coatings

• Large-scale production and transformation ability, multi-shape, wide, narrow, sheet, square, disc, etc

• Low extractability, low protein binding, negligible adsorption and absorption, biocompatibility, excellent chemical resistance and thermal stability

1. ipPORE™ track etched filter membrane

White translucent track etched filter membrane, made of polycarbonate (PC) and polyester (PET), pore size from 0.01um to 30um, thickness from 6um to 50um. It is hydrophilic (treated with PVP) and hydrophobic (without PVP), suitable for sterilization (autoclave, EtO and gamma rays) and has good chemical resistance, biocompatibility and low protein binding

Max Operating temperature: PC and PET film is 140°C (284°F)

ipPORE™ Track etched filtration membranes have a variety of applications, including air monitoring, water quality analysis, microbial capture, blood filtration and more.

2, ipBLACK™ track etching filter membrane

ipBLACK™ Track etch film is modified from white track etch film using a proprietary dyeing process. It is characterized by low levels of autofluorescence, which reduces interference with the use of fluorescent markers in cytology, and is effective for direct observation, repeatable detection and quantification of animal cells or microorganisms.

The materials are polycarbonate (PC) and polyester (PET), aperture from 0.2um to 5.0um, standard thickness, filter membrane without background fluorescence interference, gray and PVP treatment (hydrophilic) optional, suitable for gamma ray sterilization. It has a smooth, flat surface and low non-specific absorption, ensuring the ability to trap microorganisms.

3, ipCELLCULTURE™ track etched filter membrane

ipCELLCULTUR™ cell cultures are treated with track etched membranes by a proprietary surface treatment method to promote the growth and differentiation of multiple cell lines with excellent cell adhesion. With a highly transparent pattern and a smooth glassy surface, it is suitable for application in cell culture and for viewing living cells through light microscopy.

The materials of the track etched films for cell culture are polycarbonate (PC) and polyester (PET), transparent films with low porosity in color for cell observation in optical microscopy, and translucent films with high porosity for cell conduction studies. After tissue culture surface treatment. Other features include the choice of parallel or cross-hole, suitable for gamma-ray autoclave, good chemical resistance, biocompatibility and low protein binding, max is used at 140 ° C.

三、it4ip Application field of track etching film

The it4ip track etched film has a precise and uniform aperture, making it ideal for accurately trapping small particles. It is widely used in liquid filtration, particle detection, cell culture support, diffusion control, template making and so on.

1, gas and liquid filtration, for air, water and other gas liquid filtration, blood filtration, analysis, etc.

2. Diagnostic field: recovery of cervical cancer cells, separation of circulating tumor cells, detection and technology of bacteria in food, beverage and cosmetics, cell counting and observation by flow cytometry and fluorescence microscope, etc. Detection and analysis of airborne particles (asbestos, AOX). It4ip Trace Etched membrane filter for ocular diagnostic cytopathology, excellent cytology preparation, no background staining, only a small fluid sample, useful for eye fluid samples such as aqueous humor, vitreous specimens, and corneal and conjunctival scrapes.

3. Cell culture branch: used in vitro model of human intestinal epithelial barrier, culture of polarized animal cells, cell culture chamber and cell culture porous plate, etc. Also used in ICCP - Interactive Cell Co-culture plates, ideal for intercellular communication studies, exosome studies, immunology studies, regenerative medicine studies, co-culture studies, and immunostaining studies.

4, liquid gas diffusion monitoring, for controlled drug delivery, biochemical sensors, glucose sensors, etc.

5, for the synthesis of nano-micron scale objects, for batteries, catalysts, microfluidic and other fields, such as self-supporting three-dimensional interconnected nanotubes and nanowires, the use of orbital etched film as a multifunctional template processing method, for growing large three-dimensional interconnected nanowires or nanotube arrays that are easy to adjust the geometric size and spatial arrangement.