Research progress with membrane shielding materials for electromagnetic/radiation contamination

H Zhang, S Lin - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
As technology develops at a rapid pace, electromagnetic and radiation pollution have
become significant issues. These forms of pollution can cause many important …

Advancing radiation shielding: A review the role of Bismuth in X-ray protection

F Bakri, PL Gareso, D Tahir - Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explores the efficacy of bismuth (Bi) as an additive in X-ray radiation shielding
materials, addressing the pressing need for safer and more sustainable alternatives to lead …

Lightweight Bismuth Titanate (Bi4Ti3O12) Nanoparticle-Epoxy Composite for Advanced Lead-Free X-ray Radiation Shielding

L Yu, PL Yap, A Santos, D Tran… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Constant exposure to ionizing radiation such as X-rays can be hazardous to human health.
Conventional lead (Pb)-based shielding materials are limited by their heaviness and toxicity …

Elaboration of X-ray shielding of highly barite-loaded polyester concrete: structure, mechanical properties, and MCNP simulation

E Mansoori, J Morshedian, MRR Darounkola - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Various research has been done in manufacturing and designing different types of radiation
shielding. In this study, lead-free polymer composite panels with new special formulations …

[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 …

Lightweight polyester fabric with elastomeric bismuth titanate composite for high-performing lead-free X-ray shielding

L Yu, PL Yap, AMC Santos, DNH Tran… - Radiation Physics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
To protect the workers from overexposure to X-ray radiation, conventional lead (Pb)-based
aprons are widely applied to many medical institutions and nuclear industries. However …

Stress relaxation and thermal management in highly filled flexible styrene butadiene styrene copolymer‐tungsten composites for high‐energy radiation attenuation

SK Suman, R Sharma, BN Kaul, RK Mondal… - Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A high loading of high‐density and high‐atomic‐number fillers are necessary to obtain
desirable X‐ray attenuation characteristics from radiation shields. However, at high filler …

Gamma irradiation protection via flexible polypyrrole coated bismuth oxide nanocomposites

M Irfan, M Aslam, ZA Raza - Polymer Bulletin, 2023 - Springer
The fabrication of a nanocomposite comprising polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), polypyrrole (PPy),
and bismuth oxide has been prepared using the solution casting method. The fabricated …

Gamma-ray shielding, electrical, and magnetic properties of α-Fe2O3/Al/HDPE nanocomposites

AM Reda, AA Azab, GM Turky - Physica Scripta, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work, different ratios of iron oxide (α-Fe 2 O 3) and aluminum metal (Al) nanoparticles
in powder shape have been used to prepare HDPE nanocomposites for γ-rays shielding …

Graphene and hexagonal boron nitride in molybdenum disulfide/epoxy composites for significant X-ray shielding enhancement

L Yu, PL Yap, A Santos, D Tran, K Hassan… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Lead (Pb) is commonly used as a X-ray shielding material but has many limitations because
of its heaviness and toxicity; thus, it is imperative to be replaced with lightweight and Pb-free …