Polymeric composite materials for radiation shielding: a review

CV More, Z Alsayed, MS Badawi, AA Thabet… - Environmental chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
The rising use of radioactive elements is increasing radioactive pollution and calling for
advanced materials to protect individuals. For instance, polymers are promising due to their …

[HTML][HTML] Radiation shielding polymer composites: Ray-interaction mechanism, structural design, manufacture and biomedical applications

Q Chang, S Guo, X Zhang - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Nuclear technology has expanded from the original weapon of war to all aspects of social
development, finding wide applications in various industries such as medical diagnostics …

Micro Pb filled polymer composites: Theoretical, experimental and simulation results for γ-ray shielding performance

O Kilicoglu, CV More, F Akman, K Dilsiz, H Oğul… - Radiation Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Researches on advanced composites to protect environment health towards radioactive
pollution have drawn attention with the rising use of radioactive elements. From this point …

A comparative neutron and gamma-ray radiation shielding investigation of molybdenum and boron filled polymer composites

H Oğul, O Agar, F Bulut, MR Kaçal, K Dilsiz… - Applied Radiation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work presents a detailed radiation shielding study for polymer composites filled with
Boron and Molybdenum additives. The chosen novel polymer composites were produced at …

Gamma radiation shielding properties for polymer composites reinforced with bismuth tungstate in different proportions

M Yılmaz, F Akman - Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, inorganic compound (Bi 2 (WO 4) 3) was added into the composite to improve
the radiation shielding properties of polymer composite. A polymer matrix was prepared by …

Attenuation parameters of HDPE filled with different nano-size and bulk WO3 for X-ray shielding applications

A Obeid, HEL Balaa, OEL Samad, R Awad… - … Physical Journal Plus, 2022 - epjplus.epj.org
High-density polyethylene (HDPE) was obtained through a compression molding technique,
and incorporated with different filler weight fractions (10, 15, 25, and 35%) of bulk WO3, and …

Gamma-ray attenuation parameters of HDPE filled with different nano-size and Bulk WO3

MM Gouda, A Obeid, R Awad, MS Badawi - Applied Radiation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
High-density polyethylene (HDPE) was obtained through a compression molding technique,
and incorporated with different filler weight fractions (0, 10, 15, 25, and 35%) of bulk WO 3 …

Scheelite-type BaWO4 doped with Ho2O3 oxide as a promising lead-free shield for gamma rays: Structural, optical properties, and radiation attenuation efficiency

E Hannachi, Y Slimani, MI Sayyed… - Materials Science in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Humans are constantly exposed to ionizing radiation and radioactive substances that exist
naturally within the earth, their bodies, and their homes. Therefore, people and their …

Composite cellulose/bismuth/PVA nanocrystal for high-performance X-ray radiation shielding

RN Ihsani, AH Alomari, PL Gareso, H Heryanto… - Radiation Physics and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The strong penetrating power of X-rays causes serious health problems. Longer exposure to
radiation that penetrates normal cells can result in gene mutations, cancer, and even death …

Impact the silver nanoparticles on properties of new fabricated polyvinyl alcohol-polyacrylamide-polyacrylic acid nanocomposites films for optoelectronics and …

K Abdali, E Al-Bermany, KH Abass - Journal of Polymer Research, 2023 - Springer
The impact of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) loading on the structure, optical, morphology,
and dielectric features of polyvinyl alcohol70%-polyacrylamide-polyacrylic …