Instrumental Thin-Layer Chromatography

Professor Colin Poole is internationally known in the field of thin-layer chromatography and is an editor of the Journal of Chromatography and former editor of the Journal of Planar Chromatography – Modern TLC. He has authored several books on chromatography, recent examples being The Essence of Chromatography published by Elsevier (2003), and Gas Chromatography published by Elsevier (2012). He is the author of approximately 400 research articles, many of which deal with thin-layer chromatography, and is co-chair of the biennial “International Symposium on High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography”.

• 1. Milestones, Core Concepts and Contrasts2. High Performance Stationary Phases3. Ultrathin and Nanostructured Stationary Phases4. Instrumentation for Sample Application and Development5. Automated Multiple Development6. Forced-Flow Development7. Pressurized Planar Electrochromatography8. Theory and Instrumentation for In Situ Detection9. Derivatization10. Advances Spectroscopic Detectors for Identification and Quantification: UV-Visible, Fluorescence, FTIR and Raman11. Advanced Spectroscopic Detectors for Identification and Quantification: Mass Spectrometry12. Effects-Directed Biological Detection: Bioautography13. Solvent Selection and Method Development14. Validation of Thin-Layer Chromatographic Methods15. Separation of Lipids by Thin-Layer Chromatography16. Food Science17. Environmental Applications18. Pharmaceutical Applications19. Analysis of Herbal Medicines20. Analysis of Plant Materials21. Dyes and Inks22. Dietary Supplements

"...an excellent book covering all fields of TLC...comprises state-of-the-art planar chromatography. I therefore recommend this book to all scientists working in the field of TLC or to those who want to explore planar chromatography."