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Planar Chromatographic Systems in Pattern Recognition and Fingerprint Analysis

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An overview of opportunities of contemporary planar chromatography in pattern recognition and fingerprint analysis is presented. The most used chemometric methods are highlighted and their main advantages and drawbacks are underlined. In addition a cross section of the application of planar chromatographic fingerprinting in food, pharmaceutical, environmental, and forensic analysis is given.

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This work has been supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Serbia, Grant No. 172017.

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    Dušanka Milojković-Opsenica, Filip Andrić & Jelena Trifković

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Milojković-Opsenica, D., Ristivojević, P., Andrić, F. et al. Planar Chromatographic Systems in Pattern Recognition and Fingerprint Analysis. Chromatographia 76, 1239–1247 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10337-013-2423-9

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