Unmodified and modified cellulose plates for the analysis of polar substances.
Cellulose is an organic sorbent that is ideal for the separation of hydrophilic substance by partition chromatography. Typical applications are the analysis of amino acids, carbohydrates, phosphates and nucleic acid and nucleic acids derivatives.
Merck cellulose plates are offered as classic TLC grade or as HPTLC plates for demanding high performance separations.