Convert Cups to Nanoliters
Convert Cups (cup) to Nanoliters (nL) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
nL = cup × 236588236.5
About Cups
A cup = 8 fl oz = 16 tbsp ≈ 236.6 mL - the fundamental unit of American cooking. Almost every US recipe uses cups for dry and liquid ingredients. The US customary cup (236.588 mL) differs from the US legal cup (240 mL, used in nutrition labelling) and the metric cup (Australia/Canada: 250 mL). Kitchen sets come in 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, and 1 cup sizes. 2 cups = 1 US pint.
About Nanoliters
A nanoliter (nL) = 10⁻⁹ L. High-throughput drug screening platforms dispense 1-100 nL per well across 384- or 1,536-well plates. Acoustic liquid handlers (Echo) transfer nL volumes with <10% error CV. A human red blood cell ≈0.09 nL; a typical mammalian cell 1-4 nL. Capillary electrophoresis separates proteins in nL sample plugs. 1 nL = 10⁻⁹ L.
Quick Reference Table
| Cups (cup) | Nanoliters (nL) |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | 236588000 nL |
| 2 cup | 473176000 nL |
| 5 cup | 1.183 × 109 nL |
| 10 cup | 2.366 × 109 nL |
| 25 cup | 5.915 × 109 nL |
| 50 cup | 1.183 × 1010 nL |
| 100 cup | 2.366 × 1010 nL |