...a complete, well organized, systematic and eminently readable introductory manual....his work can be followed by students with no prior experience of chromatography and separation science at all. Comprehensive work is easy to read and understand and can really save a lot of laboratory time for novice researchers.....this book will be also invaluable for more experienced analysts.....the author uses a simple and accessible form to illustrate important principles from theory to providing basic experience in handling the equipment used for simple separation protocols and more sophisticated planar chromatographic methods including hyphenated techniques.

• Introduction and History;Sorbents and Bonded Layers;Sample Pre-treatment;Sample Application;Development Techniques;Detection and Visualization;Quantification and Video Imaging;TLC Coupling Techniques;Subject Index

...a complete, well organized, systematic and eminently readable introductory manual....his work can be followed by students with no prior experience of chromatography and separation science at all. Comprehensive work is easy to read and understand and can really save a lot of laboratory time for novice researchers.....this book will be also invaluable for more experienced analysts.....the author uses a simple and accessible form to illustrate important principles from theory to providing basic experience in handling the equipment used for simple separation protocols and more sophisticated planar chromatographic methods including hyphenated techniques.

• Introduction and History;Sorbents and Bonded Layers;Sample Pre-treatment;Sample Application;Development Techniques;Detection and Visualization;Quantification and Video Imaging;TLC Coupling Techniques;Subject Index