Multiformat plates (TLC and HPTLC)
Multiple sizes in one single plate
EMD Millipore Multiformat glass plates are pre-scored so that they can be easily snapped by hand into smaller sizes.
- Easy to use fingers to snap
- Up to 7 formats in one plate
Multiformat plates utilize the same proven silica coating as the corresponding TLC or HPTLC plate, delivering chromatograms that are identical to those on normal non-scored plates.
The number of possible plates depends on the scoring. For example, for a 20 × 20 cm plate scored in sections of 5 × 10, up to seven different formats are possible:
- 5 cm × 10 cm
- 10 cm × 10 cm
- 10 cm × 15 cm
- 5 cm × 20 cm
- 10 cm × 20 cm
- 15 cm × 20 cm
- 20 cm × 20 cm
| Packing Material | Scored [cm] | No. of plates possible |
|---|---|---|
| Multiformat silica gel 60 F254 20 × 20 | 5 × 10 | 200 |
| Multiformat silica gel 60 F254 20 × 20 | 5 × 20 | 80 |
| HPTLC Multiformat silica gel 60 F254 10 × 10 | 5 × 5 | 100 |
| HPTLC Multiformat silica gel 60 10 × 10 | 5 × 5 | 400 |
| How to use Multiformat plates |
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| Note: To prevent the glass backing from breaking in an uncontrolled and irregular fashion, avoid putting plates directly on hot metal plates, drying cabinets or plate heaters after development and/or staining. When heat drying is necessary, pleas use distance holders of low thermal conductivity between the glass and the hot metal plate i.e. glass rods or similar. |  |
| TLC & HPTLC | ||
| TLC | ||
| HPTLC | ||
| PLC | ||
| Special Plates | ||
| Concentrating zone plates | ||
| GLP plates | ||
| Kieselguhr and mixed layer plates | ||
| Multiformat plates | ||
| ProteoChrom® HPTLC plates |
