Convert Fluid Drams to Nanoliters
Convert Fluid Drams (fl dr) to Nanoliters (nL) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
nL = fl dr × 3696691.195
About Fluid Drams
A fluid dram (fl dr, also 'drachm') = 1/8 fl oz ≈ 3.697 mL. Used by apothecaries for precise medicinal compounding; a fluid dram divided into 60 minims. Largely superseded by millilitres but still appears in traditional compounding recipes, older US pharmacopeias, and historical medical literature. 1 fl dr ≈ 3.697 mL.
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
| Fluid Drams (fl dr) | Nanoliters (nL) |
|---|---|
| 1 fl dr | 3696690 nL |
| 2 fl dr | 7393380 nL |
| 5 fl dr | 18483500 nL |
| 10 fl dr | 36966900 nL |
| 25 fl dr | 92417300 nL |
| 50 fl dr | 184835000 nL |
| 100 fl dr | 369669000 nL |