Abstract: A filter device including a unitary cell for receiving a fluid to be filtered and comprising a receptacle portion with an open end; a base portion defining an outlet and bonded to and closing an opposite end of the receptacle portion; and a filter membrane portion disposed between the open end and the outlet, the membrane portion being supported by the base portion and bonded between the base and receptacle portions. Also included are a cover removably engageable with the receptacle portion to close the open end; a seal disposed between the cover and the receptacle portion; a latch mechanism for producing a hermetic seal between the cover, the receptacle portion and the seal; an inlet providing for the receptacle portion an inlet for pressurized fluid; and a stirrer disposed within the receptacle portion and activatable to stir the fluid content thereof.