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Table 2 Average surface roughness (R a ), average gloss (2D gloss) and average of gloss detected by the handheld glossmeter

From: Gloss measurement in detection of surface quality of pharmaceutical tablets: a case study of screening of genuine and counterfeit antimalaria tablets

Tablet samples

Ra (side A)

Ra (side B)

2D gloss (Side A)

2D gloss (Side B)

HHGloss (Side A)

HHGloss (Side B)

GN1

0.981

1.375

0.4068

0.3712

8.5

7.7

GN2

0.699

0.791

0.3799

0.3039

7.9

7.1

FK1

1.871

2.964

0.3161

0.2934

7.7

7.0

FK2

2.235

2.368

0.2936

0.3026

6.9

6.9