Nanostructured Materials for Shielding Applications
A special issue of Nanomaterials (ISSN 2079-4991). This special issue belongs to the section "Synthesis, Interfaces and Nanostructures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (22 July 2022) | Viewed by 3570
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Nuclear Medicine Research, Institute for Research and Medical Consultations (IRMC), Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University (IAU), P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia
Interests: radiation shielding; glasses; ceramics; nanomaterials; computer simulation; polymer with nanoparticles; concrete doped with nanoparticles
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2. Scientific-Practical Materials Research Centre of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 220072 Minsk, Belarus
Interests: electrochemical analysis; material characterization; nanomaterials; electrodeposition; materials; nanomaterials synthesis; self-assembled monolayers; nanostructured materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We kindly invite you to submit your paper to this Special Issue on “Nanostructured Materials for Shielding Applications” in Nanomaterials. Radiation shielding tools have increasingly become more important in modern society due to the vast spread of radioactive sources in various fields of work. Workers and patients who come in contact with radiation for long periods of time are at risk of exposure to nuclear radiation, which could severally impact their health. Therefore, it is necessary to protect these people from the risks of the radiation. Additionally, radiation exposure from outer space impacts is very harmful to on-board spacecraft equipment. Ionizing radiation causes the failure of high-precision and expensive equipment, which can ultimately lead to failures and loss of communication with spacecraft. In this regard, it is relevant not only to develop circuitry solutions, but also to create new materials that could be used as radiation shields against electrons, protons, gamma radiation, and high-energy charged particles.
In terms of radiation shielding performance, nanoparticles (NPs) are more effective than larger microparticles due to the greater surface area to volume ratio achieved by the NPs, which results in greater attenuation. Electrodeposited and composite materials, due to the possibility of density variation by synthesis condition optimization, also attract researchers’ attention. There is currently very limited knowledge regarding the effect of incorporating nanoparticles into different types of composites. Thus, more research is needed to understand the effects of synthesis conditions and NP content and size on the morphological, structural, mechanical, optical, and radiation shielding properties of the materials to be developed as novel protection materials. We hope that your contribution to our Special Issue helps us to develop new technologies and make our world better.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: the development and investigation of perspective functional nanomaterials for the radiation protection of biological objects and electronic components.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. M.I. Sayyed
Dr. Daria Tishkevich
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Composites for radiation shielding
- Films and coatings for radiation shielding
- Ceramics for radiation protection
- Radiation shielding characteristics
- Ionizing radiation shielding
- Electromagnetic shielding
- Crystal structure and microstructure
- Computer simulation
