TABLE 4

Membrane Adsorption of 99mTc-Colloids

FilterPercentage nonadsorbed activity
μmTypeMembrane composition99mTc-antimony trisulfide*99mTc-rhenium sulfide*
0.8Gelman SciencesAcrylic copolymer on nylon (Versapor)94.7 ± 1.198.3 ± 0.2
0.45Gelman SciencesPolysulfone (HT Tuffryn)99.3 ± 0.298.4 ± 2.0
0.22MilliporePolyvinylidene difluoride (Duropore)99.3 ± 0.399.7 ± 0.3
0.2WhatmanPolysulfone99.2 ± 0.498.9 ± 0.3
0.2SartoriusCellulose acetate99.4 ± 0.099.5 ± 0.2
0.2NucleoporePolycarbonate99.6 ± 0.499.0 ± 1.3
0.1, 0.02WhatmanAluminium oxide (Anopore)96.3 ± 2.297.7 ± 0.3