FILTER MEDIA FOR WATER FILTRATION

Filter media may be bonded to a filter housing during filtration processes. However, bonding between the filter media and filter housing sufficient to prevent delamination during filtration processes may be challenging as some filter media may be challenging to adhere sufficiently well to the filter housing. Furthermore, for use in consumer water applications, it may be desirable for filter media may undergo sterilization processes (e.g., using an autoclave) that expose the filter media to relatively high temperatures and pressures, which may decrease the adhesion strength between the filter media and the filter housing. Accordingly, there is a need for strategies for bonding filter media to filter housings that do not compromise the performance of the filter media and/or that can undergo sterilization processes without unacceptably compromising the structural integrity of the bond between the filter media and the filter housing.