Best Mini Spectrophotometer

February 05, 2016

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Company:

Thermo Scientific NanoDrop Products

Product Name:

Nanodrop 2000

Catalog Number:

ND-2000

Our lab regularly measures the concentration of nucleic acids in solution, and we often don't have very much solution to measure. Our spectrophotometer of choice is the Nanodrop 2000 because it doesn't require a cuvette or extra sample preparation. Furthermore, it only uses up a single microliter of solution for the measurement.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Tips

Properly clean off the stage after each and every measurement

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Summary

The Good

Ease of use, accuracy

The Bad

Expensive, requires constant stage cleaning

The Bottom Line

This is the best way to measure the concentration of nucleic acids in solution, whether RNA or DNA. The NanoDrop 2000 is extremely easy to use and outputs its measurements quickly and efficiently. If your lab regularly measures the concentration of nucleic acids in low volumes of solution, this is the machine for you. It comes highly recommended.

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