Convert Picoliters to Nanoliters
Convert Picoliters (pL) to Nanoliters (nL) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
nL = pL × 0.001
About Picoliters
A picoliter (pL) = 10⁻¹² L = one cubic micrometre. Inkjet printers deposit 1-10 pL droplets per dot to achieve >600 DPI. Droplet microfluidics uses pL-sized reaction chambers for digital PCR and single-cell analysis, detecting a single DNA molecule per droplet. High-throughput drug-screening robots dispense compounds in pL volumes into 1,536-well plates. 1 pL = 10⁻¹² L.
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
| Picoliters (pL) | Nanoliters (nL) |
|---|---|
| 1 pL | 0.001 nL |
| 2 pL | 0.002 nL |
| 5 pL | 0.005 nL |
| 10 pL | 0.01 nL |
| 25 pL | 0.025 nL |
| 50 pL | 0.05 nL |
| 100 pL | 0.1 nL |