High performance thin layer chromatography
![Analysis of food-dyes: (A) photo of HPTLC plate (developed from both sides), (B) multi-wavelength scan of mix 1, (C) calibration function, (D) mass spectra of selected zones, (E) results[1]](/Images/godic/202501/18/HPTLCplatetoMS5011.JPG")
High performance thin layer chromatography (HPTLC) is an enhanced form of thin layer chromatography (TLC). A number of enhancements can be made to the basic method of thin layer chromatography to automate the different steps, to increase the resolution achieved and to allow more accurate quantitative measurements.