Convert Nanoliters to Liters
Convert Nanoliters (nL) to Liters (L) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
L = nL × 1.000000000e-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 Liters
A liter (L) is the fundamental metric unit of volume, equal to one cubic decimeter (1 dm³ = 1,000 cm³ = 1,000 mL). Since its adoption as part of the metric system in 1793, the liter has become the world's most widely used volume measurement for liquids. Bottled water, soft drinks, wine, milk, and engine oil are all routinely sold by the liter globally. One liter of pure water at 4°C weighs almost exactly one kilogram - a convenient property that makes the liter central to everyday science, cooking, and industry worldwide. The liter is also written 'litre' in British English.
Quick Reference Table
| Nanoliters (nL) | Liters (L) |
|---|---|
| 1 nL | 1 × 10-9 L |
| 2 nL | 2 × 10-9 L |
| 5 nL | 5 × 10-9 L |
| 10 nL | 1 × 10-8 L |
| 25 nL | 2.5 × 10-8 L |
| 50 nL | 5 × 10-8 L |
| 100 nL | 1 × 10-7 L |