Nanodrip Nanodrop
We’ve got a Nanodrop loaner in the lab and I’m more or less impressed. The Nanodrop, using the latest in fiber optics and nanotechnology (I just made that up-I have no idea how it works), allows you to quantitate DNA without making a dilution or using a cuvette. It seems a bit more reproducible than our old random number generator (UV spec). Unfortunately, when we arranged for the loaner the price was about $6000 and now the price is $7900-OUCH (and that doesn’t include the price of the PC you need to run it)! It is nice, but that nice? I’m not sure about that.
Note: for some reason when you go to use the Nanodrop, the computer often can’t recognize the device (USB connection). For nearly $8000 someone should work out that bug in the Nanodrop software. I wonder if it is compatible with Vista?
Posted on Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 at 12:06 am Categorized as:General You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
