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HPTLC

Definition

High-performance TLC with smaller silica particles, automated Camag Linomat band application and densitometric scanning that delivers quantitative results comparable to HPLC.

Related terms

Accelerated Solvent Extraction (ASE)
Extraction of solid matrices at 100 to 200 degrees Celsius and around 1500 psi in sealed stainless steel cells. Also called pressurised...
Dried Blood Spot (DBS)
Sampling format in which 50 microlitres of capillary blood is spotted on Whatman 903 paper, dried and shipped at ambient temperature.
Mixed-Mode SPE
Sorbent that combines reverse-phase and ion-exchange chemistry on the same particle. Strata-X-C, Oasis MCX and Bond Elut Certify are the cation-exchange forms...
Solid-Phase Extraction (SPE)
Sample clean-up in which analytes are retained on a packed bed of bonded silica or polymer, interferences are washed off, and analytes...
Solid-Phase Microextraction (SPME)
Solvent-free extraction in which a fused silica fibre coated with a stationary phase is exposed to the sample or its headspace, and...

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