Handbook of Thin-Layer Chromatography, 3rd edition 

0-8247-0895-4

978-0-8247-0895-5

J. Sherma and B. Fried, Marcel Dekker, 2003, 1048 pp., hard cover

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY
Basic Techniques, Materials, and Apparatus,
Theory and Mechanism of Thin-Layer Chromatography,
Optimization,
Sorbents and Precoated Layers in Thin-Layer Chromatography,
Planar Chromatography (Instrumental Thin-Layer Chromatography)
Gradient Development in Thin-Layer Chromatography,
Overpressured Layer Chromatography,
Detection, Identification, and Documentation,
Thin-Layer Chromatography Coupled with Mass Spectrometry,
Basic Principles of Optical Quantitation in TLC,
Preparative Layer Chromatography,
Thin-Layer Radiochromatography,
Applications of Flame Ionization Detectors in Thin-Layer Chromatography,
Automation and Robotics in Planar Chromatography,

APPLICATIONS OF THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY
Amino Acids and Their Derivatives,
Peptides and Proteins,
Antibiotics,
Carbohydrates,
Inorganics and Organometallics,
Enantiomer Separations,
Lipids,
Natural Pigments,
Pesticides,
Pharmaceuticals and Drugs,
Phenols, Aromatic Carboxylic Acids, and Indoles,
Nucleic Acids and Their Derivatives,
Steroids,
Toxins,
Hydrophilic Vitamins,
Lipophilic Vitamins,

Glossary
Selective Directory of Manufacturers and Suppliers of Standards, Sample Preparation Supplies, and Instruments and Products for Thin-Layer Chromatography