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1. A method for determining quality of material obtained in a manufacturing process comprising:
(a) generating an infrared (IR) thermographic image of said material by an IR detector operable to sense, in its field of view, radiation of said material in a mid to very long IR wavelength; (b) in a spatial domain, processing the IR thermographic image to generate an output indicative of the quality of said material and which comprises at least one material parameter selected from the group consisting of moisture content, moisture dispersion, density, particle size, polymorphic structures, crystal structure, temperature, temperature distribution, material homogeneity, morphology, texture, coating quality, porosity, material integrity, missing material and authenticity of the material; and (c) correlating said material parameter with a predetermined threshold parameter for said manufacturing process, said threshold parameter comprises an essentially distinct value or a range of values representing a desired quality of the material prepared in said manufacturing process; and (d) utilizing said output to alter the manufacturing process when said material parameter is different from said threshold parameter or is outside the range of values of said threshold parameter,wherein said manufacturing process provides a product selected from a therapeutic product, a beverage, a cosmetic product, a food product or a food supplemental. |
