X-ray and γ-ray shielding efficiency of polymer composites: choice of fillers, effect of loading and filler size, photon energy and multifunctionality

S Prabhu, SG Bubbly, SB Gudennavar - Polymer Reviews, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Use of X-rays and γ-rays have become inevitable in medical sectors like radiology,
interventional cardiology and diagnostic imaging, radiation physics laboratories, nuclear …

Metal-polymer composites for radiation protection: a review

A Bijanu, R Arya, V Agrawal, AS Tomar… - Journal of polymer …, 2021 - Springer
Ionizing radiations are hazardous in the long run if exposed to a limit higher than the
permissible limit (20 mSv/year). It can cause serious health issues like cancer, cardiac …

Ultralight and Superelastic Gd2O3/Bi2O3 Nanofibrous Aerogels with Nacre-Mimetic Brick-Mortar Structure for Superior X-ray Shielding

L Xu, L Huang, J Yu, Y Si, B Ding - Nano Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
The widespread use of X-rays has prompted a surge in demand for effective and wearable
shielding materials. However, the Pb-containing materials currently used to shield X-rays …

Shielding characteristics of nanocomposites for protection against X-and gamma rays in medical applications: effect of particle size, photon energy and nano-particle …

E Mansouri, A Mesbahi, R Malekzadeh… - Radiation and …, 2020 - Springer
In recent decades, nanomaterials have been extensively investigated for many applications.
Composites doped with different metal nanoparticles have been suggested as effective …

High transparent wood composite for effective X-ray shielding applications

NA Muhammad, B Armynah, D Tahir - Materials Research Bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
The flexible and transparent film for X-ray radiation shielding have been fabricated
successfully in the form of composites PVA/Gelatin/BaCO 3/transparent wood. The wood …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of barium-doped PVC/Bi2WO6 composites for X-ray radiation shielding

L Gholamzadeh, H Sharghi, MK Aminian - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, composites containing undoped and barium-doped Bi 2 WO 6: Ba 2+ were
investigated for their shielding against diagnostic X-ray. At first, Bi 2 WO 6 and barium-doped …

Superior dye degradation for wastewater treatment based on nanocomposites of cerium oxide, gadolinium oxide and graphene oxide

R Al-Wafi, MS Hammad, SF Mansour - Ceramics International, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the significant Progression in nanocomposites (NCs) tailoring for ecological
purposes, optimizing NCs for water treatment is still a challenge. Moreover, organic coloring …

[HTML][HTML] A review on polymer nanocomposites as lead-free materials for diagnostic X-ray shielding: Recent advances, challenges and future perspectives

S Jayakumar, T Saravanan, J Philip - Hybrid Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymer nanocomposites are promising alternates to toxic lead-based shielding material
and have huge potential for practical applications, such as, in diagnostic X-ray shielding …

Enhanced X-ray shielding properties of NRL gloves with nano-Bi2O3 and their mechanical properties under aging conditions

A Thumwong, E Wimolmala, T Markpin… - Radiation Physics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work investigated X-ray shielding and the mechanical, morphological, and physical
properties of natural rubber latex (NRL) gloves vulcanized using either a sulfur or gamma …

Epoxy resins composites for X-ray shielding materials additivated by coated barium sulfate with improved dispersibility

M Lopresti, L Palin, G Alberto, S Cantamessa… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Epoxy resins additivated by barium sulfate proved to be promising low cost, easy workable
and environmentally friendly alternative to lead and steel as X-ray shielding materials, but …