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 …

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 …

Development, characterization, and properties of polymeric nanoarchitectures for radiation attenuation

UC Okonkwo, CI Idumah, CE Okafor… - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2022 - Springer
Radiation induces deterioration to life, the environment and electronic gadgets. Also, the
escalating quests in use of radioactive entities has induced increased radioactive hazards …

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 …

Trends in reinforced composite design for ionizing radiation shielding applications: a review

CE Okafor, UC Okonkwo, IP Okokpujie - Journal of Materials Science, 2021 - Springer
This review explored recent developments in reinforced composite design and applications
for improved radiation shielding and high percentage attenuation. Radiation energy moves …

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 …

Development and characterization of new tungsten and tantalum containing composites for radiation shielding in medicine

D Adlienė, L Gilys, E Griškonis - … and Methods in Physics Research Section …, 2020 - Elsevier
Relevant shielding is a key issue implementing effective radiation protection of personnel
working under radiation exposure conditions as it is a case of interventional radiology. Lead …

A review on using nanocomposites as shielding materials against ionizing radiation

O Bawazeer, K Makkawi, ZB Aga, H Albakri… - Journal of Umm Al-Qura …, 2023 - Springer
Lead aprons are used in medical applications as a traditional shielding material, but this use
was faced by many health problems including toxicity, heavyweight, and cracks, this …

La/Nd-doped zirconium oxide: Impact of zirconia phase transition on gamma-ray shielding properties

IG Alhindawy, H Gamal, AA Zaher, MI Sayyed… - Journal of Physics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
We investigate the effect of neodymium and lanthanum on zirconia radiation shielding and
structural properties. To achieve this, new La/Nd-doped ZrO 2 nanomaterials were …

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 …