NanoDrop Products Guide

Quantify DNA, RNA and protein samples in seconds with only 1–2 µL using Thermo Scientific NanoDrop instruments. Whether you choose a NanoDrop UV-Vis spectrophotometer or fluorospectrometer, you can rely on patented* NanoDrop technology for accurate, fast results to assess sample concentration and purity. 

Simplify DNA, RNA, and protein quantitation with direct sample measurement.

	NanoDrop One/Oneᶜ UV-Vis	NanoDrop 8000 UV-Vis	NanoDrop Lite UV	NanoDrop 3300 Fluorescence	NanoDrop 2000/2000c UV-Vis
	Full-spectrum microvolume UV-Vis measurements with a cuvette option in a single instrument	Higher throughput, full-spectrum microvolume UV-Vis measurements	Basic microvolume UV measurements	Full-spectrum microvolume fluorescence measurements	Full-spectrum microvolume UV-Vis measurements; cuvette option available
Measures 1-2 μL sample	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dynamic range (ng/μL dsDNA)	2.0–27,500* ng/μL for dsDNA	2.5–3,700 ng/μL for dsDNA	4–1,500 ng/μL for dsDNA	< 1 fmol (FITC)	2–15,000  ng/µL for dsDNA
Full-spectral data	✓	✓		✓	✓
Pre-programmed methods for nucleic acids and proteins	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Measures nucleic acid A260/A280 ratio	✓	✓	✓		✓
Measures nucleic acid A260/A230 ratio	✓	✓			✓
Measures purified protein A280	✓	✓	✓		✓
Measures protein A260/A280 ratio	✓	✓			✓
Pre-programmed methods for colorimetric assays (BCA, Bradford, Lowry, Pierce 660)	✓	✓			✓
Measures protein and peptides at A205	✓				✓
Custom methods	✓	✓		✓	✓
Built-in cuvette option	✓				✓
Standalone local control	✓		✓
High-resolution touchscreen interface	✓
Measures fluorescently-labeled nucleic acid and protein samples using absorbance	✓	✓			✓
Measures a wide variety of fluorescence assays: RiboGreen™, PicoGreen™, GFP, BFP mutants, Hoechst, 4-MU, Quantum Dots, OPA, DyLite™, Alexa Fluor™, etc.				✓
Measures multiple fluorophores from a single sample				✓
Auto-Measure capability	✓
Contaminant identification	✓
Embedded technical support	✓
Password protected access	✓	✓		✓	✓
Enhanced connectivity (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth™)	✓
Thermo Fisher Connect (Cloud enabled)	✓				✓

* lowest detection limit is 0.2 ng/μL with 10 mm cuvette

For research use only. Not for diagnostic purposes. Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of Thermo Fisher Scientific and its subsidiaries. All NanoDrop instruments are approved to CE and UL/CSA.

* Patents US6628382 and US6809826.