Oxford Nanopore Support

Community support

Subscribe
a member of the Nanopore support team aiding a customer at a conference

Contact support

You can contact our Customer Services and Technical Services teams round the clock using the contact support function.

Are light shields only needed for short read libraries?

Are light shields only needed for short read libraries?

We have found the benefit of protecting from light is most significant for short fragment libraries but there are also significant gains for long fragment libraries. As libraries can be variable in read length we recommend using light shields for all library types.

Back to flow-cells FAQs

Getting started

Your first experiment

Find out more

The Nanopore Community

Find out more

Managing your devices and account

Find out more

Nanopore technology explained

Find out more

Community posts

Full community members have access to posts and private channels