[HTML][HTML] Radiation shielding polymer composites: Ray-interaction mechanism, structural design, manufacture and biomedical applications

Q Chang, S Guo, X Zhang - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Nuclear technology has expanded from the original weapon of war to all aspects of social
development, finding wide applications in various industries such as medical diagnostics …

Lead-polyester resin composite as an alternative material for radiation protection in radiography

I Yulianti, T Susanti, R Setiawan - Journal of Physics …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
This work presents synthesization and characterization of polyester resin doped with lead
acetate (Pb (CH 3 COO) 2) as an alternative material for radiation protection in radiography …

Nano and microcomposites as gamma and X-ray ionizing radiation shielding materials—A review

J Sobczak, G Żyła - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
The ionizing radiation has been well known for over 100 years now, and it was proved that it
is harmful to living organisms. On the other hand, physical properties of this radiation itself …

Fabrication, characterization and gamma rays shielding properties of nano and micro lead oxide-dispersed-high density polyethylene composites

ME Mahmoud, AM El-Khatib, MS Badawi… - Radiation Physics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Polymer composites of high-density polyethylene (HD-PE) filled with powdered lead oxide
nanoparticles (PbO NPs) and bulk lead oxide (PbO Blk) were prepared with filler weight …

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 …

Gamma attenuation coefficients of nano cadmium oxide/high density polyethylene composites

AM El-Khatib, MI Abbas, MA Elzaher, MS Badawi… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
In the present work, high density polyethylene (HDPE) matrix mixed with micro-sized and
nano-sized Cadmium oxide (CdO) particles of different concentrations were prepared by …

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 …

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 …