I-Membrane ye-MCE inika amandla ogcino olukhethekileyo, amasuntswana amasuntswana kunye nemicroorganisms njengeyi-0.22 μm ubukhulu. Olu nqamlo oluhle lunceda ukukhusela izixhobo ezinobuhlalutyo, iinkqubo ze-HPLC, kunye nezinye izixhobo zelebhu ezivela kungcoliseko, zigcina ixesha lazo lokuphila.