J. Planar Chromatogr. 9, 92-97 (1996). Investigation of mixed (adsorption - partition) retention mechanisms on normal phase cyano, amino, and diol stationary phases with binary alcohol - n-aliphatic hydrocarbon eluents. The impact of the nature of the chemically bonded ligand and of the qualitative composition of the mixed mobile phase on the relative amounts of adsorption and partition has been clearly demonstrated for a selection of test solutes.

LC-GC 13, 816-123 (1995). A review with 35 references on the use of TLC for converting substances into fluorescing derivatives using reagent-free activations, showing that by using fluorescence induction on amino-modified silica layers, fruit acids can be successfully detected, which is normally difficult.

(Chinese) J. Chinese Trad. and Herb. drugs 36 (1), 132-137 (2005). A review with 22 references on TLC-bioautography, including the screening of natural compounds with antibacterial and/or antifungal activity, cholinesterase inhibitors, free radical eliminators, and antioxidants. Discussion of the advantages of the technique compared to other related techniques.

J. Liq. Chromatogr. & Relat. Technol. 30, 701-728 (2007). TLC on silica gel, RP phase, and cellulose as a common analytical method for screening, separation, and preliminary identification of hydrophilic vitamins (vitamin C and B complex: B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, B12, and vitamin H), and lipophilic vitamins (vitamin A, E, D, and K) in tablets, food, and body fluids.

Pharmazie 62, 803-812 (2007). TLC of anthocyanins in aronia, blueberry and lingonberry extracts and the respective preparations (e.g. capsules, lozenges, granulate) on silica gel with ethyl acetate - water - anhydrous formic acid 10:3:2 and 10:4:1. Detection in white light prior and after spraying with iron(III)chloride solution or with vanillin phosphoric acid reagent.

Encyclopedia of Chromatography Third Edition 1, 514-517 (2009). This review describes the three most important TLC-based drug screening methods for the analysis of the most counterfeited drugs, which are intended to treat tuberculosis infections, macrolides antibiotics, and drugs from the World Health Organization. The methods correspond to the Speedy TLC kit, Fast Chemical Identification System and MiniLab TLC system. The author also describes the advantages of drug-screening TLC methods and its application in the laboratory or in the field.

J. of Chromatogr. A 1218 (19), 2648-2660 (2011). Review on the kinetic performance of stabilized particle layers, particle membranes, and thin films for TLC. Forced flow and pressurized planar electrochromatography is best suited to overcome the limited performance achieved by capillary flow for stabilized particle layers. For conventional and high performance plates band broadening is dominated by molecular diffusion at low mobile phase velocities typical of capillary flow systems and by mass transfer with a significant contribution from flow anisotropy at higher flow rates typical of forced flow systems. There are few possible changes to the structure of stabilized particle layers that would significantly improve their performance for capillary flow systems while for forced flow a number of avenues for further study. New media for ultra TLC shows possibilities for miniaturized high performance systems but the realization of their true performance requires improvements in instrumentation for sample application and detection.

J. Chromatogr. A 1232, 3-18 (2012). A review on overpressured-layer chromatography (OPLC). OPLC is a separation technique that combines the advantages of conventional TLC/HPTLC with those of HPLC. Use of a special chromatoplate and a pump to increase and optimize the mobile phase flow velocity through an optional development distance in an adsorbent layer by employing the pressurized ultramicro (UM) chamber as a closed adsorbent layer chamber. Description of the versions of OPLC instruments, the character and achievement of off-line and on-line OPLC systems in analytical and preparative use. Demonstration of the unique advantages of planar-layer systems for detection, isolation and identification of new antimicrobials, antineoplastics, biopesticides and other biologically active substances as well as for studying fundamental biochemical reactions and mechanisms by BioArena which was newly developed as a complex bioautographic system.