Convert Nanoliters to Cups
Convert Nanoliters (nL) to Cups (cup) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
cup = nL × 4.226752838e-9
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.
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.
Quick Reference Table
| Nanoliters (nL) | Cups (cup) |
|---|---|
| 1 nL | 4.227 × 10-9 cup |
| 2 nL | 8.454 × 10-9 cup |
| 5 nL | 2.113 × 10-8 cup |
| 10 nL | 4.227 × 10-8 cup |
| 25 nL | 1.057 × 10-7 cup |
| 50 nL | 2.113 × 10-7 cup |
| 100 nL | 4.227 × 10-7 cup |