At room temperature, gelatin can encapsulate material, block oxidation, and keep out moisture. It also dissolves and is absorbed easily within the body which is why gelatin is already in wide use in the medical field. Currently, hard, soft, micro, and many other kinds of capsules are available in addition to gelatin's use in suppositories, hemostatics, tablets, pills, and medicinal compresses. Gelatin will continue to find diverse applications in the future. Most gelatin being used in soft capsules has a gel strength of 150-200 Bloom and a viscosity of 34-38 mps, while gelatin for hard capsules has a gel strength of 250 Bloom and a viscosity of 45-48 mps.
2）The major consumption of gelatin in the pharmaceutical application is for hard capsule and soft capsule with the film forming characteristic of the gelatin to protect its content from being oxidized and vaporized when encapsulated and its disintegration characteristic in the human stomach.Gelatin is also used in the tablet, suppositories and pills, etc
