All the quantification instruments listed on this page are free to use by the UO community - just bring your own reagents and consumables.

Nanodrop

The GC3F houses two Nanodrop instruments (the 1000 and the 2000) for quantification of proteins and nucleic acids. Thermo Scientific's patented sample retention system allows for the analysis of 1-2 µl samples, without the need for cuvettes, capillaries, or loading dyes.

No reservation required.

Qubit 3.0 and Qubit Flex

Benchtop fluorometers for measuring DNA, RNA, and protein concentration by reporting a fluorescent due that emits signal only when bound to target, minimizing the effects of contaminants. Qubit 3.0 accepts 0.5ml tubes and Qubit flex accepts strip tubes.

No reservation required.

SpectraMax

Measures UV and visible absorbance, fluorescence intensity measurements, glow luminescence, time-resolved fluorescence, fluorescence polarization, and HTRF. It accepts cuvettes or 6-, 12-, 24-, 48-, 96-, and 384-well microplates. 

SpectraMax can be reserved through iLab.