[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 …

Nontoxic flexible PVC nanocomposites with Ta2O5 and Bi2O3 nanoparticles for shielding diagnostic X-rays

AG Nunez-Briones, R Benavides… - Radiation Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Plasticized polyvinyl chloride (PVC) composites were prepared with tantalum oxide V (Ta 2
O 5) and/or bismuth oxide III (Bi 2 O 3) nanoparticles (NPs) at different concentrations and …

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 …

Multifiller nanocomposites containing gadolinium oxide and bismuth nanoparticles with enhanced X‐ray attenuation property

S Jayakumar, V Mani, T Saravanan… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We report here the development of multifiller nanocomposite containing gadolinium oxide
and bismuth nanofillers with enhanced X‐ray attenuation property. The mass attenuation …

Simple surface modification of barium sulfate for improving the interface of polymer composites and its x‐ray shielding properties

R Tokonami, M Osanai, M Hosoda… - Polymer …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Radiation shielding materials have been researched using Pb and metal oxide particles,
and composites of resin and barium sulfate (BaSO4) have been reported. In addition …

Polymer nanocomposites containing β‐Bi2O3 and silica nanoparticles: Thermal stability, surface topography and X‐ray attenuation properties

S Jayakumar, T Saravanan… - Journal of Applied Polymer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Silicone polymer‐based nanocomposites containing β‐Bi2O3 nanoparticles with varying
concentrations of silica nanoparticles are successfully prepared and characterized for …

[HTML][HTML] Developed carbon nanotubes/gutta percha nanocomposite films with high stretchability and photo-thermal conversion efficiency

H Yang, P Peng, Q Sun, Q Zhang, N Ren, F Han… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
It is necessary to develop novel nanocomposite films for reducing soil pollution caused by
the use of petroleum-based materials. In this paper, a simple solvent-cast method was used …

Effect of X-ray exposure on nano-mechanical properties of multi-walled carbon nanotube incorporated silicone polymer nanocomposites: An AFM-based study

M Vadivel, S Jayakumar, BB Lahiri… - Journal of Elastomers …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Nano-mechanical properties of silicone polymer-based nanocomposites loaded with multi-
walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) as nanofillers are probed here using the atomic force …

A new method in the production of protective sheets against X-ray radiation

K Pourshamsian - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Today, the use of X-rays in diagnosing and sometimes treating patients is inevitable. Despite
the many benefits of using X-rays in medical and other sciences, the harmful effects of this …