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Computed Radiography Approach on Hard Capsule Shells in Gelatin Type Determination
1Institute of MIcroengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA, Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
2Department of Physics Chemistry Education, Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN), Batusangkar, West Sumatera, Indonesia
3Sekretariat Utama Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia, Jakarta, , Indonesia
*Email Address : mohd.yusri@ukm.edu.my
Abstract : For the identification of the gelatin-type process contained in the capsule shell, a simple and cheap approach is needed. It aims for helping people to identify halal medical product to be consumable. In this work, researchers have successfully used the simple procedure, Computed Radiography (CR) technique to determine the form of gelatin used in the synthesis of hard capsule shells. It is the first time it has been used to classify halal capsule shells. Through only doing CR imaging and measuring coefficient values for linear attenuation, it has been able to understand the content of hard capsule shells better. The linear attenuation coefficient value of the five capsule shell samples within the range of the linear attenuation coefficient of bovine derivatives, namely, 0.0095-0.0119, are based on linear profile and physical image analysis. The disparity in porcine and bovine derivate linear attenuation coefficient is an indication of the gelatin form identity. The findings of the FTIR and RT-PCR prove the validity of the results of the CR study. The findings of the image processing of the CR, FTIR, and RT-PCR are discussed in depth.
Keywords : Gelatine, Computed Radiography, linear attenuation coefficient