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 …

[HTML][HTML] The assessment of usage of epoxy based micro and nano-structured composites enriched with Bi2O3 and WO3 particles for radiation shielding

Y Karabul, O İçelli - Results in Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
This study has been devoted to investigate the radiation shielding performance of epoxy-
based micro and nano Bi 2 O 3 and WO 3 reinforced composites. While the research has …

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 …

Micro Pb filled polymer composites: Theoretical, experimental and simulation results for γ-ray shielding performance

O Kilicoglu, CV More, F Akman, K Dilsiz, H Oğul… - Radiation Physics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Researches on advanced composites to protect environment health towards radioactive
pollution have drawn attention with the rising use of radioactive elements. From this point …

Optimizing gamma radiation shielding with cobalt-titania hybrid nanomaterials

IG Alhindawy, MI Sayyed, AH Almuqrin… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Cobalt-doped titania nanocomposites were fabricated to be utilized for radiation shielding
aims. The chemical composition of the composites was measured using the energy …

Designing high-density of PbO-enriched telluro-borate glasses for improved radiation shielding: a comprehensive study of attenuation parameters

HA Thabit, S Hashim, MI Sayyed… - ECS Journal of Solid …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Several radiation shielding parameters for (75-x) B 2 O 3− 10TeO 2− 13SrCO 3− 2ZnO-
xPbO glasses were evaluated between 0.284 and 1.333 MeV. The PbO content in the glass …

Grafting red clay with Bi2O3 nanoparticles into epoxy resin for gamma-ray shielding applications

M Elsafi, AH Almuqrin, HM Almutairi, WM Al-Saleh… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
We developed new composites for photons shielding applications. The composite were
prepared with epoxy resin, red clay and bismuth oxide nanoparticles (Bi2O3 NPs). In order …

[HTML][HTML] Optical, thermal and gamma ray attenuation characteristics of tungsten oxide modified: B2O3–SrCO3–TeO2–ZnO glass series

HA Thabit, MI Sayyed, S Hashim, I Abdullahi… - Nuclear Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The glass series modified by tungsten oxide was created using the compounds (75-x) B 2 O
3–10SrCO 3–8TeO 2–7ZnO-xWO 3, where x= 0, 1, 5, 10, 22, 27, 34, and 40% mole …

Experimental Investigation of the Radiation Shielding Performance of a Newly Developed Silicon-Epoxy Resin Doped with WO3 Micro/Nanoparticles

M Elsafi, AM Hedaya, EH Abdel-Gawad, M Rashad… - Silicon, 2024 - Springer
In this work, tungsten oxide (WO3) particles (in micro and nanoscales) have been mixed with
silicon epoxy resin to create a novel composite to enhance the radiation attenuation …