Judul: Pembuatan Biofilm Berbahan Dasar Polisakarida dari Karaginan dan Tepung Tapioka
Abstrak: Carrageenan is a hydrocolloid extracted from Eucheuma cottonii seaweed which is a polysaccharide. Carrageenan with tapioca flour and glycerol can produce biofilm. Biofilm is an environmentally friendly material potencial as a food packaging material. The aims of this research ware to produce a biofilm from carrageenan and tapioca flour and to assess the tensile strength and elongation values as well as the water vapor permeability property. The concentration of flour added were 1, 2.5, 5, and 10% (w/v). Film with 10% concentration of flour had the highest tensile strength and elongation values compared with the other films, which were 1024 MPa and 38.4%. The lowest water vapor permeability was showed by film with 1% concentration of flour that was (ng m/ s m2 Pa). The presence of carrageenan in this film was showed by the infrared absorption in 925.83 cm-1 wavenumber which is characteristic of 3,6-anhydro-D-galactose functional group in carrageenan
Keyword: carrageenan, cassava flour, water vapor permeability

Judul: Edible Film dari Perpaduan Karaginan, Selulosa Bakteri, dan Nanokarbon dengan Penaut Silang Asam Sitrat
Abstrak: Edible film is a film made of food grade materials. The film has mechanical properties and can act as a barrier so that it can prolong the shelf life of food products. Carrageenan is a base material of film derived from seaweed (Eucheuma cottonii). Addition of glycerol, bacterial cellulose, nanocarbons, and citric acid were used as compatibilizers to improve the mechanical properties of the carrageenan film. The optimum composition of edible film composed of glycerol, bacterial cellulose, nanocarbon 1.5%, and citric acid 10% increased tensile strength up to 160% and decrease of water vapor permeability up to 42% as compared to the carrageenan film. Tensile strength and water vapor permeability values met the standard for edible film as food packaging. The result of infrared spectrum showed the formation of the new functional groups on 1717 cm-1 that caused by the addition of citric acid crosslinker. Luminescence of nanocarbon can be detected using ultraviolet light at wavelength of 366 nm with the presence of blue color
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), water vapor permeability, nanocarbon, mechanical properties, citric acid crosslinker, carrageenan

Judul: Pengukuran Jantung Kelinci New Zealand White (Oryctolagus cuniculus) dengan Radiografi Toraks
Abstrak: This research was conducted to evaluate radiographs heart size of anaesthetized New Zealand White rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) under different combination of ketamine and xylazine. The rabbits were divided into three groups. Group A were anaesthetized using a 35 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg combination of ketamine and xylazine (n=5). Group B were anaesthetized using a 40 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg combination of ketamine and xylazine (n=3) while group C were anaesthetized using 45 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg combination of ketamine and xylazine (n=3). Parameter of observation from left laterolateral view were: 1) the apicobasilar length of the heart (AB), 2) the width of the heart (CD), 3) the distance between the cranial edge of the fifth rib and the caudal edge of the seventh rib perpendicular to the spine (R5-7), and 4) the vertical depth of the toraks (H). Parameter of observation from dorsoventral view were: 1) the length of the heart (L), 2) the width of the heart (W), and 3) the width of the thorax (T). The result from the heart parameters observation that were measured in left laterolateral view and dorsoventral view shows theres no significantly differ among the groups (P > 0.05). The vertebrae heart size (VHS) values obtained from the sum of the length of the long and the short axes on left laterolateral view. The long axes mean values (A) were 4.35±0.26 v and the short axes mean values (B) were 3.59±0.30 v, therefore VHS mean values were 7.94±0.49 v. On the dorsoventral view, the length of the heart mean values (L) were 4.32±0.29 cm, the width of the heart mean values (W) were 3.33±0.26 cm, and the width of the thorax mean values (T) were 5.85±0.30 cm. In normal conditions, the width of the heart should be less than two-thirds the width of the thorax and values obtained of 3.33<3.72 it shows that the heart is in the normal range. The best ratio to calculated the normal heart dimension in the left laterolateral view was compared the long axes with the vertical depth of the thorax, whereas in dorsoventral view, the length of the heart was compared with the width of the heart.
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