Microline

What is Microline

Asahi Kasei offers various types of nonwoven fabrics, and in that context, sells appropriate pads for IVD under the Microline brand.
They have excellent characteristics, such as uniformity, and can be used for various applications. In addition, various sizes are available to meet customers’ requests.

  • Sample pad
  • Conjugate pad
  • Absorbent pad

Nonwoven fabrics for sample pads

Cellulose (Cupro) continuous filament nonwoven fabrics

Cellulose nonwoven fabrics with the following features:

  • Excellent moisture absorption/desorption: Provides faster detection times
  • Very little lint: Improved workability with less lint
  • No binder: Decreases the risk of false positive tests

Flow rate comparison test (test method: JIS L 1096 B)

Catalog No. Material Weight(g/m2) Thickness(Mm) Wicking rate(sec/4cm) Hydrophilicity/Hydrophobicity
CBSP060 Cupro(Cellulose) 60 0.47 23 Hydrophobicity
CBSP100 100 0.39 13
CBSP097 Cupro/PET Multilayer 97 0.34 26

PET ultra-fine continuous filament nonwoven fabrics

PET nonwoven fabric with the following features:

【Used as sample pads】
  • Hydrophilic ultra-fine filaments: Provide reliable liquid absorption and impurity separation
  • High uniformity: Reduced lot-to-lot differences in the kits
Catalog No. Material Weight(g/m2) Thickness(Mm) Wicking rate(sec/4cm) Hydrophilicity/Hydrophobicity
PMAP080 PET(Microfibers) 80 0.19 67 With hydrophilic treatment
PMAP090 90 0.38 28

Nonwoven fabrics for conjugate pads

PET continuous filament nonwoven fabrics:PSCP250

Cellulose nonwoven fabrics with the following features:

  • High uniformity: Reduced lot-to-lot differences in the kits
  • Good handling properties
  • No binder: Decreases the risk of false positive tests
Catalog No. Material Weight(g/m2) Thickness(Mm) Wicking rate(sec/4cm) Hydrophilicity/Hydrophobicity
PSCP250 PET 250 0.54 - Hydrophobicity

Nonwoven fabrics for absorbent pads

PET ultra-fine continuous filament nonwoven fabrics

Cellulose nonwoven fabrics with the following features:

【Used as absorbent pads】
  • Good Handling properties: Produces less lint during the cutting process
  • High uniformity: Reduced lot-to-lot differences in the kits
Catalog No. Material Weight(g/m2) Thickness(Mm) Wicking rate(sec/4cm) Hydrophilicity/Hydrophobicity
PMAP080 PET
(Microfibers)
80 0.19 67 With hydrophilic treatment
PMAP090 90 0.38 28

Product list

Use Material Catalog No. Weight(g/m2) Thickness(Mm) Wicking rate(sec/4cm) Hydrophilicity/
Hydrophobicity
Features competitive product
Sample pad Cupro
(Cellulose)
CBSP060 60 0.47 23 Hydrophilicity ・Excellent moisture absorption/desorption
・High uniformity
・No binder
Cellulose nonwoven fabrics
(Low weight、80-200g/㎡)
CBSP100 100 0.39 13
Cupro/
PET Multilayer
CBSP097 97 0.34 26 Hydrophobicity
Sample pad
Absorbent pad
PET
(Microfibers)
PMAP080 80 0.19 67 With hydrophilic treatment ・Excellent moisture absorption/desorption
・High uniformity
・Good handling properties
PMAP090 90 0.38 28
Conjugate pad PET PSCP250 250 0.54 - Hydrophobicity ・High uniformity
・Good handling properties
・No binder          
Glass fiber

※Product shapes, including rolls, sheets, and strips, can be customized according to customers’ requests.

※The features presented on this page are just examples and provide no guarantee of performance.