Thermo Scientific™ NanoDrop™ Lite Plus Microvolume Spectrophotometer

The NanoDrop™ Lite Plus is a compact, easy-to-use, and budget-friendly microvolume spectrophotometer, specifically designed for routine nucleic acid and protein quantification. It offers fast and accurate concentration and purity measurements using just 1–2 µL of sample, making it ideal for teaching labs, academic research, and start-up biotech settings.

This instrument uses NanoDrop's trusted sample retention technology, which eliminates the need for cuvettes or consumables and utilizes surface tension to hold samples between two optical pedestals. The built-in touchscreen makes the Lite Plus a true plug-and-play solution—no computer is required.

Key Features

• ✅ Quantification of DNA, RNA, and protein up to:
  • 1,500 ng/μL dsDNA
  • 1,200 ng/μL RNA
  • 45 mg/mL BSA (or 21 mg/mL IgG)
• ✅ Purity ratio calculations (A260/A280 and A260/A230)
• ✅ Touchscreen-controlled interface with standalone operation (no external PC)
• ✅ Data storage: last 1,000 measurements stored locally
• ✅ Export via USB flash drive
• ✅ Optional printer for freezer-compatible label printing
• ✅ Affordable and compact—ideal for smaller budgets and crowded benchtops

Use Cases

🔬 Academic & Teaching Labs

• Teach students how to measure nucleic acid and protein concentrations on industry-standard instruments

🧬 Research Labs (Low to Moderate Throughput)

• Routine nucleic acid purity checks before PCR, cloning, or library prep

🚀 Biotech Startups & Small Labs

• Reliable results at a fraction of the cost of premium models

💡 Quality Control Checkpoints

• Sample validation at critical stages of a molecular biology workflow

Technical Specifications Summary

🆚 Comparison: NanoDrop™ Lite Plus vs NanoDrop™ One and OneC

✅ When to Choose Lite Plus vs One/OneC

For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.