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NanoDrop Eight User Guide 13
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Application Measurement Ranges
Detection Limits for All Applications
Note
Detection limits provided in the following tables are approximate and apply
to micro-volume measurements only; they are based on the instrument’s
photometric absorbance range (10 mm equivalent) of 0.04–200 A.
Sample Type
Lower Detection
Limit
Upper Detection
Limit
Typical Reproducibility
a
a
Based on five replicates (SD=ng/µL; CV=%)
dsDNA
2.0 ng/µL
10,000 ng/µL
±2.0 ng/µL for sample concentrations
between 2.0 and 100 ng/µL samples;
±2% for samples >100 ng/µL
RNA
1.6 ng/µL
8,000 ng/µL
±2.0 ng/µL for sample concentrations
between 2.0 and 100 ng/µL samples;
±2% for samples >100 ng/µL
Purified BSA by
Protein A280
IgG by Protein A280
0.06 mg/mL
0.03 mg/mL
300 mg/mL
145 mg/mL
±0.10 mg/mL (for 0.10–10 mg/mL
samples);
±2% for samples >10 mg/mL
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