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 …

[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 …

[PDF][PDF] Application of personal non-lead nano-composite shields for radiation protection in diagnostic radiology: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Mehnati, R Malekzadeh, MY Sooteh - Nanomed. J, 2020 - academia.edu
Currently, the use of flexible, light-weight, and environmentally friendly, nontoxic, lead-free
polymer composites with micro-and nano-metal fillers has attracted the attention of …

Preparation, characterization and X-ray attenuation property of Gd2O3-based nanocomposites

S Jayakumar, T Saravanan, J Philip - Applied Nanoscience, 2017 - Springer
In an attempt to develop an alternate to lead-based X-ray shielding material, we describe the
X-ray attenuation property of nanocomposites containing Gd 2 O 3 as nanofiller and silicone …

[HTML][HTML] Monte Carlo simulation and study of REE/PET composites with wide γ-ray protection

T Cui, R Chen, S Bi, R Wang, Z Ma, Q Jia - Nuclear Engineering and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, rare earth element (REE)/polyester composites were designed with lanthanum
oxide, gadolinium oxide, and lutetium oxide as ray shielding agents, and polyethylene …

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 …

Design and assessment of novel CeO2/Gd2O3-PVDC nanocomposite for diagnostic X-ray shielding applications: A Monte Carlo study

S Ragabpur, M Goodarzi, H Tavakoli - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in …, 2023 - Elsevier
X-ray shielding properties of Polyvinylidene chloride matrix filled with twelve single, and
multi-metal nanoparticles (NPs) were studied using Geant4 Monte Carlo (MC) code. It was …

Dielectric properties of natural rubber/polyethylene oxide block copolymer complexed with transition metal ions

MS Mrudula, MR Gopinathan Nair - Polymer Bulletin, 2020 - Springer
Transition metal ion complexes of natural rubber/polyethylene oxide block copolymer
(NR/PEO block copolymer, BC) are prepared by the process of adsorption in aqueous …

A systematic investigation on the potential X-ray attenuation properties of Mg-doped SnO2 epoxy nanocomposite-based aprons as an alternate for lead commercial …

S Palanisami, V Jayachandran, A Posha… - Journal of Materials …, 2024 - Springer
This study focuses on synthesizing and characterizing Mg-doped SnO2 nanoparticles as a
safe substitute for lead-based X-ray shielding aprons. Various molar weight percentages of …

Gadolinium-containing polymer microspheres: a dual-functional theranostic agent for magnetic resonance imaging and cancer therapy

X Dong, MA Tahir, L Zhang, CG Schäfer - New Journal of Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Here, we report a straightforward synthetic procedure for the preparation of metal-containing
polymer microspheres with combined magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and controlled …