Bacterial Filtration ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE

1 speed in filtration of small quantities of sol'n 2 sterilize thermolabile materials 3 inexpensive equipment 4 complete removal of living and dead m.o and particulate matter Disadvantage: 1 membrane tends to be FRAGILE 2 essential to determine that the ASSEMBLY WAS PROPERLY MADE (membrane not ruptured/flawed during assembly, sterilization, or use). 3 Large volume of liquids requires more time