Judul: Sintesis Gel Kitosan - Hialuronat
Abstrak: As a polycation, chitosan can form macromolecular complexes with polianions such as hyaluronate. However, the film produced are unstable in acidic and basic conditions that modification is needed to improve the rheological properties. Modification was done in this study by adding glutaraldehyde as chitosan crosslinker.The rheological properties measured ware gel strength, break point, rigidity, swelling, and shrinking. The hyaluronate solutions ware made with consentrations of 0; 0.5; and 1.0% in lactic acid 18% (v/v). Chitosan was then added into each solution until its concentration reached 2.0%. Afterwards, glutaraldehyde 1.0; 2.0; and 3.0% (v/v) was added, to form gel. Chitosan used in this reseach had molecular wight of 7.53 × 105 g mol-1 with moisture content of 11.56% and deacetylation of degree 88.48%. Hyaluronate had molecular wight of 6.33 × 105 g mol-1with moisture content of 13.11%. The optimum chitosan-hyaluronate gel was at 2.0% of chitosan, 0.3 % of hyaluronate and 1.4% (v/v) of glutaraldehyde with gel strength, break point, rigidity, swelling, and shrinking 678.4 g cm-2, 1.294 cm, 5.033 g cm-1, 2.634 g, and 0.148 g, respectively.
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Judul: Produksi Biohidrogel Berbasis Carboxymethyl Starch - Kitosan.
Abstrak: Hydrogel is a three dimensional polymeric structure which has an ability to absorb and retain water within its structure. Hydrogel can be derived from natural and synthetic polymers. The natural polymers are usually biocampatible and biodegradable thus they do not produce adverse effects. The objective of this research is to analyze the effect of methacrylic acid concentration towards grafting parameter and biohydrogel properties which derived from carboxymethyl starch. Sago and tapioca were used as the raw material of carboxymethyl starch. The grafting process of methacrylic acid onto backbone polymer occured as a consequence of generating radical functional gruops, either in backbone polymer or in methacrylic acid itself. The grafting process had successfully occured based on Fourier Transform Infrared spectra analysis. The best grafting yield, grafting efficiency, and monomer conversion achieved with using 0,550 g/g methacrylic acid. Swelling, solubility, and water absorbtion property of biohydrogel are affected by methacrylic acid concentration. Meanwhile, oil absorbtion property is not affected by methacrylic acid concentration.
Keyword: biohydrogel, carboxymethyl starch, chitosan, grafting

Judul: Bird Trade Via E-commerce in Indonesia
Abstrak: Kemajuan teknologi mempermudah perdagangan satwa liar, termasuk burung. Penelitian ini mengidentifikasi jenis burung yang diperdagangkan, mengkategorikan produk yang dijual, kota dan kabupaten di Indonesia yang paling banyak menjual, serta menduga nilai ekonomi burung yang diperdagangkan secara daring melalui e-commerce. Pengumpulan data dilakukan selama 4 bulan melalui web scraping dengan mengumpulkan informasi seperti nama toko, barang yang dijual (perlengkapan, obat, awetan satwa, aksesoris, dan replika burung), asal, dan barang yang terjual. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian terdapat 411 jenis burung yang dijual dengan pembagian 211 jenis burung Indonesia dan 161 jenis burung asing di 32 daerah di Indonesia. Ordo Passeriformes menjadi jenis burung dominan dengan total penjualan 152 jenis burung endemik dan 69 jenis burung asing. Hasil analisis menunjukkan terdapat 47 jenis burung dilindungi oleh permen LHK No. 106 Tahun 2018, 32 jenis burung masuk kategori IUCN (8 VU, 16 EN, dan 8 CR), serta 66 jenis burung masuk status konservasi CITES (12 App. I, 49 App. II, dan 5 App. III). Total ekonomi yang didapatkan adalah Rp2.079.824.611 dari tahun 2015 hingga 2023., Technological advances make it easier to trade wild animals, including birds. This research identifies the types of birds traded, categorizes the products sold, the cities and districts in Indonesia that sell the most, and estimates the economic value of birds traded online through e-commerce. Data collection was carried out for 4 months via web scraping by collecting information such as shop name, goods sold (equipment, medicine, preserved animals, accessories, and bird replicas), origin, and goods sold. Based on the research results, there are 411 types of birds for sale, divided into 211 types of Indonesian birds and 161 types of foreign birds in 32 regions of Indonesia. The Passeriformes order is the dominant bird species, with total sales of 152 endemic bird species and 69 foreign bird species. The analysis results show that there are 47 bird species protected by LHK regulation no. 106 of 2018, 32 bird species are included in the IUCN category (8 VU, 16 EN, and 8 CR), and 66 bird species are included in CITES conservation status (12 App. I, 49 App. II, and 5 App. III). The total economic gain is IDR 2.079.824.611 from 2015 to 2023.
Keyword: burung, nilai ekonomi, perdagangan