nanoliters

Billionths of liters

Nanoliters are units of volume equal to one billionth of a liter.

The measurement appears in scientific contexts involving extremely small quantities of liquid—microfluidics, pharmaceutical research, and precision laboratory work: The device dispenses reagents in nanoliter volumes.

Also spelled nanolitres in British English.

measurement

microliters

Millionths of a liter

calibration · precision · quantification · pipette · dispensing · aliquots · titration · graduations · increments · dilution

microfluidics

microdroplets

Tiny airborne liquid particles

assays · diagnostics · biosensors · inkjet · dispensers · microarrays · miniaturization · throughput · automation · screening

biomedical

DNA

Hereditary code molecule

  • PCRDNA amplification technique
  • sequencingDetermining element order
  • genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences

cell · enzyme · antibody · biomarker · specimen · serum · plasma · tears · sweat · saliva

Opposites
volume scale

nanoliterskiloliters

Metric volume units

megaliters · gigaliters · liters · hectoliters · cubic meters

Family

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