J. Liq. Chromatogr. Relat. Technol. 34, 817-828 (2011). HPTLC of diclofenac (1) and ibuprofen (2) in aqueous environmental samples, on cyano phase with dichloromethane - methanol - cyclohexane 19:1:8. Detection by dipping into a Vibrio fisheri bacteria suspension for 3 sec. Then a glass plate was placed on top of the layer and a light-sensitive camera was used to measure the luminescence for 1 to 10 min. Linearity was between 10 and 2000 ng/zone. Limits of detection and quantification were 89 and 129 ng/band for (1), and 20 and 26 ng for (2). The coupling of HPTLC with a luminescent bacteria assay is suitable to determine drugs in aqueous environmental samples.

International Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 3(2), 42-44 (2011). TLC of andrographolide in Andrographis paniculata (Kalmegh), collected from different Indian geographical sources, on silica gel with chloroform - methanol 7:1. The hRf value of andrographolide was 41. Densitometric quantification at 231 nm. The method was linear in the range of 100-500 ng/band. The amount of andrographolide varied from 0.7-1.2 % in samples collected from different geographical regions.

J. AOAC Int. 93, 820-824 (2010). HPTLC of mexiletine hydrochloride on RP-18 with tetrahydrofuran - citrate buffer (pH 4.45) 3:7 and on amino phase with chloroform - tetrahydrofuran - hexane - ethylamine 30:20:50:1. Quantitative determination by absorbance measurement at 217 nm. Linearity was between 0.5 and 8.0 µg/spot. The accuracy was 99.6 % for the amino phase and 99.5 % for the RP-18 phase. The %RSD of intra-day and inter-day precision was 1.2 and 2.7 %, respectively; for both layers LOD and LOQ were 100 and 300 ng/zone, respectively.

J. Planar Chromatogr. 24, 53-56 (2011). HPTLC of the pesticides temephos and fenitrothion on silica gel, prewashed with methanol, with acetone - hexane 3:7 in an unsaturated twin-trough chamber. Quantitative determination by densitometry in absorbance mode at 290 nm. The hRf values were 55 and 69. LOD was 20 ng for temephos and 10 ng for fenitrothion. Recovery was 80-107 % with relative standard deviations of 4.4-20.2 %.

J. AOAC Int. 93, 778-782 (2010). TLC of mirtazapine and mianserine in tablets on silica gel with n-hexane - isopropanol - 25 % ammonia 70:25:59. Quantitative determination by absorbance measurement at 280 nm. Calibration curves were linear (r2 > 0.9970) with respect to peak area in the concentration range of 500-2500 and 500-5000 ng/zone for mirtazepin anf mianserine, respectively. The LOD was 20 and 35 ng/zone for mirtazepin and mianserine, respectively. LOQ was 50 and 85 ng/zone for mirtazepin and mianserine, respectively. The instrumental precision (%RSD; n = 6) was 0.3 and 0.2 %, the repeatability of standards (%RSD; n = 6) was 0.4 and 0.5 % for mirtazepin and mianserine, respectively. The recovery values were found to be 101.2 % for mirtazepin and 99.8 % for mianserine.

J. AOAC Int. 93, 811-819 (2010). HPTLC of olanzapine on silica gel (prewashed twice with methanol) with methanol - ethyl acetate 4:1 in a twin-trough chamber saturated for 20 min at 25 +/- 2 °C. Quantitative determination by densitometry in absorbance mode at 285 nm. The hRf was 35. Linearity was between 100 and 600 ng/band for olanzapine. LOD was 24 ng/band and LOQ 91 ng/band. The average recovery (n = 6) was 100.4 %. The %RSD of intra-day and inter-day precision (n = 5) was between 0.2-1.4 %.

J. Liq. Chromatogr. Relat. Technol. 34, 981-994 (2011). HPTLC of amlodipine (1), valsartan (2), and hydrochlorotiazide (3) in tablets on silica gel with chloroform - glacial acetic acid - n-butyl acetate 4:2:1. Quantitative determination by absorbance measurement at 320 nm. The hRf values of compounds (1) - (3) were 18, 40 and 75, respectively. Linearity was between 0.2-0.6 µg/zone for (1), 6.4-19.2 µg/zone for (2) and 0.5-1.5 µg/zone for (3). LOD and LOQ were found to be 90-200 ng/zone for (1), 3200-6400 ng/zone for (2) and 30-60 ng/zone for (3). Intra-day and inter-day precision (%RSD, n = 6) was below 0.8 %. Recovery (by standard addition) ranged from 98 to 101 %.

J. Liq. Chromatogr. Relat. Technol. 35, 1346-1363 (2012). HPTLC of acetylsalicylic acid in tablets on silica gel with n-hexane – diethyl ether – acetic acid 7:2:1. Quantitative determination by absorbance measurement at 200 nm. The hRf value of acetylsalycilic acid was 18 and selectivity regarding matrix was given. Linearity was between 4.7 and 19.2 µg/zone. The intermediate/inter-day/intra-day precision was below 2 % (n=3). The limit of detection and quantification was 160 and 480 ng/zone, respectively. Recovery (by standard addition) was 100.4 %.