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Our membrane technology is designed for you

By harnessing our global expertise in material and data science, clinical insight, and manufacturing excellence, Solventum forges innovative solutions and makes unexpected connections across technology platforms. With our membranes designed into applications from medical devices to industrial filtration, we help you to determine and enhance the performance of these products. 

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Effective use of membranes can be challenging

Your requirements for filtration in pharma, biopharma and industrial processes are our primary focus, and the membrane installed in the filter or device has a direct impact on the efficacy of your end product. As a medical device manufacturer, you will benefit from using our membranes in your medical devices. By integrating our material, whether for filtration processes in industrial processes or in medical products like hemodialyzers and blood oxygenators, you can be confident of optimal performance. In medical applications, where the membrane installed in the device comes into direct contact with the patient’s blood, the reliability and consistent quality of the membrane is the key to your success. In industrial membrane filtration applications, you will see added cost efficiency, effectiveness and appropriate application, alongside the superior performance of your end product, through the use of our membrane materials.  
 

Start with tailormade solutions for your needs


Solving your membrane technology challenges can feel like navigating a labyrinth of options. With our extensive membrane portfolio, you’re not just selecting a product, but adopting a tailored solution specific to your needs. Every membrane you select aligns precisely to your requirements, offering enhanced performance and reliability. And, when you need application engineering expertise, we partner with you, offering on-site advice and guidance, where and when you need it most.

Our membrane solutions support:

Regulatory compliance

Meeting stringent regulatory requirements is a major task for OEMs as well as for medical devices. But also, medical device manufacturers expect qualified support from a reliable partner in their membrane-based product development. Ensuring compliance with safety, efficacy and performance standards is paramount, especially for medical applications or those involving human blood contact. Our membranes are specifically designed to meet these rigorous industry standards, providing OEMs with the confidence they need to navigate regulatory requirements successfully.

Managing operating costs of filtration processes

Finding the right balance between performance and cost-effectiveness poses a major challenge when it comes to membranes in filtration processes. Through their advanced design and superior materials, our membranes optimize filtration efficiency, minimize downtime, and reduce the need for frequent replacements. By enhancing operational reliability and longevity, our membranes help mitigate the overall operating costs associated with filtration processes.

Sterilization and biocompatibility

Medical devices and filtration devices across pharma, biopharma and medical applications require sterile membranes to ensure patient safety. It is imperative to ensure that the chosen membrane material is biocompatible and can withstand crucial sterilization methods.

Scale-up and manufacturing

Navigating the transition from lab-scale prototypes to full-scale production poses significant challenges for OEMs. Ensuring consistent performance and quality of membranes is critical for their success and partnering with us provides the reliability and assurance they need. 

 

We understand the challenges in producing permeable membranes, especially in achieving the desired level of permeability while maintaining structural integrity and durability. We balance these factors to create membranes that closely mirror the properties and behavior of membranes found in nature, all while withstanding operational conditions.

 

Our versatile products have unique characteristics designed for specific purposes for use across diverse fields including hemodialysis, blood oxygenation and in industrial processes such as sterile filtration and fluid separation. We are committed to delivering the highest quality solutions that our customers can confidently rely on for precisely controlled membrane characteristics.

 

Whether you're developing life-saving medical devices or designing filters for purification and filtration across diverse industrial processes, Solventum is your trusted partner. Our specialized personnel work closely with manufacturing and process development professionals to consistently provide high quality products, support and education.

Medical and industrial membranes fit for your custom purposes

Discover the potential of Solventum's medical and industrial membranes, fit for purpose to meet your unique needs. From transforming healthcare solutions to optimizing industrial processes, our cutting-edge membranes empower you to achieve efficiency, safety, and sustainability standards. Explore how our expertise and innovation can help elevate your work to new heights. 

Medical membranes

Every year, millions of lives are touched by the products you create, powered by our membrane technology. From oxygenating a patient's blood during critical moments in their care, to enabling the targeted removal of harmful substances from blood during hemodialysis or hemapheresis, our membranes play a crucial role.


Blood oxygenation: Gas permeable membranes, like our specially designed capillaries, are crucial components of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) systems, enabling effective blood oxygenation in patients with respiratory conditions and during cardiac surgery and heart or lung transplantation. Our membranes are used in life-saving medical treatments and devices, allowing for advancements in care that leverage our expertise to help you bring better patient treatments to market. 


Hemodialysis therapy: Hemodialysis uses capillary membrane bundles as an artificial kidney, compensating for impaired kidney function by removing metabolic waste products and excess fluids. A capillary membrane made from a synthetic polymer allows small molecules like urea to pass into the dialysate while retaining larger molecules in the bloodstream. These membranes are the basis of innovative treatment options and devices, supporting your novel designs with our proven expertise to bring better patient treatments to market. With the assistance and guidance of our experts, you can be empowered to select the right high-flux or low-flux membranes for hemodialysis filters, ensuring optimal filtration and minimizing the loss of important molecules. 


Therapeutic apheresis: Therapeutic apheresis is a life-saving procedure that can be used to treat various medical conditions by selectively removing harmful substances from the blood without impacting cellular and other essential components. This treatment can be used to help manage elevated cholesterol/lipoprotein A, autoimmune disorders, certain blood cancers and other conditions where conventional treatments may be insufficient.  Solventum's medical membranes, crafted with care for optimal performance, play a vital role in this process by selectively filtering out targeted substances, ultimately contributing to the successful treatment of various medical conditions.

Rendered image of the 3M™ Membrane™ OXYPHAN™ Oxygenation Membrane which is a spool of white membrane around a white core

Industrial membranes

Optimize efficiency and safety with versatile industrial membranes. 


In your industry, industrial membranes are indispensable tools, playing a crucial role in filtration processes across various applications. Whether you're in food and beverage production, pharmaceutical manufacturing, or biopharma projects, these membranes ensure product safety by effectively removing microorganisms and meeting stringent regulatory standards. Additionally, they contribute to effluent treatment, separating contaminants from wastewater to help safeguard the environment and promote sustainable water management. With Solventum's innovative industrial membranes, you have the support you need to achieve your filtration and purification goals while prioritizing safety and sustainability. 


Steril filtration and microbial control: One of the primary applications of industrial membranes is to ensure the safety and purity of products by effectively removing bacteria and other microorganisms in microbial control processes. This is particularly critical in industries such as the production of pharmaceuticals, where the integrity of products must be maintained to meet stringent regulatory standards. 


Effluents treatment processes: By acting as selective barriers, industrial membranes facilitate the separation and removal of contaminants, suspended solids, and pollutants from fluid streams. This not only helps in safeguarding the environment but also enables the recycling and reuse of treated water, thus promoting sustainable water management practices. 

Rendered image of the 3M™ MicroPES™ Flat Sheet Membrane on a transparent background

Helpful resources

We gladly provide abundant sources of technical information, data sheets, case studies and certificates to our production partners. There are also many opportunities to talk to our experts regarding your specific needs and required support.

Medical membranes: Data sheets

Discover various product data sheets to learn about the chemical composition, physical properties, performance and other specifications of our medical membranes. 

Industrial membranes: Data sheets

Discover various product data sheets to learn about the chemical composition, physical properties, performance and other specifications of our industrial membranes. 

Certificates and documents

We are recognized and trusted internationally for meeting the highest standards in the design, development and manufacturing of our membrane products. 

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All membrane resources

Discover a comprehensive array of membrane resources curated to empower your industry's filtration and purification needs. 

Medical membranes

Elevate your medical technology with Solventum's specialized membranes, integral to a variety of life-saving applications, helping you achieve optimal performance and successful treatment outcomes. 

Industrial membranes

Optimize efficiency and safety in your industry with Solventum's versatile industrial membranes, essential for ensuring product purity and promoting sustainable water management practices across diverse applications. 

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