Thermo Scientific NanoDrop OneC, User Manual

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Measure Custom
Thermo Scientific NanoDrop One
C
with NanoDropQC Software User Guide 35
Manage Custom Methods
The NanoDrop QC PC Control software is your tool for creating and managing custom
methods, which contain user-defined settings that can be used to acquire data with the
instrument. Custom methods can be made with or without standards.
Create Custom Method
Create method to be used for sample measurements with user-defined settings.
Create new custom method
– from the NanoDrop QC Home screen, select Custom Method
– in Manage Custom Methods screen, select and choose one of the
following:
– Formula (if your method will not have standards)
– Standard Curve (if your method will have standards)
– in the setup window, enter Method Name (this name appears in the Custom Setup
box on the instrument after the method has been transferred there)
– enter detailed Description of method, if desired
– specify how to calculate and report the method results:
– if method does not have standards, specify factor or extinction coefficient of
analyte (enter “1” to report absorbance measurements only)
– if method has standards, enter name and concentration of each standard and
select the curve fit type
– enter or choose remaining custom settings as needed
– choose Save
Custom
Method
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