From Bench to Use: The Status of Gamma-Shielding Nanomaterials and the Prospects for Lead-Free Wearables.
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| Title: | From Bench to Use: The Status of Gamma-Shielding Nanomaterials and the Prospects for Lead-Free Wearables. |
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| Authors: | Qi, Qianhe1 (AUTHOR), He, Liangyu1,2 (AUTHOR), Ye, Hao1,3 (AUTHOR), Wang, Ce1,2 (AUTHOR), Hu, Ping2,3 (AUTHOR), Liu, Yong1,3 (AUTHOR) yongliu@mail.buct.edu.cn |
| Source: | Nanomaterials (2079-4991). Dec2025, Vol. 15 Issue 23, p1799. 37p. |
| Subjects: | Radiation protection, Space research, Sustainability, Nanostructured materials, Monte Carlo method, Wearable technology |
| Abstract: | The rapid development of deep-space exploration and crewed missions makes efficient, lightweight, and low–secondary-radiation γ-ray protection in complex cosmic fields a critical materials challenge. Current studies still struggle to simultaneously balance attenuation efficiency, areal density and thickness, flexibility, and shielding against secondary γ rays. Compared with existing reviews that mainly focus on single matrices (especially polymers) or medical lead-based protection, this work targets γ-ray shielding under deep-space and mixed radiation environments, emphasizing multiscale structural designs (multilayer/gradient architectures, micro/nanofiller synergy, and fiber networks) for suppressing secondary γ-rays and outlining composition–structure–morphology–coupled strategies for flexible, wearable, lead-free shields. Recycling and sustainability remain key bottlenecks for practical deployment. Accordingly, this review also summarizes representative Monte Carlo simulation tools and their integration with experiments, and proposes directions for element selection, structural design, and green manufacturing to build design rules and a scale-up roadmap for next-generation lead-free γ-shielding wearables. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | The rapid development of deep-space exploration and crewed missions makes efficient, lightweight, and low–secondary-radiation γ-ray protection in complex cosmic fields a critical materials challenge. Current studies still struggle to simultaneously balance attenuation efficiency, areal density and thickness, flexibility, and shielding against secondary γ rays. Compared with existing reviews that mainly focus on single matrices (especially polymers) or medical lead-based protection, this work targets γ-ray shielding under deep-space and mixed radiation environments, emphasizing multiscale structural designs (multilayer/gradient architectures, micro/nanofiller synergy, and fiber networks) for suppressing secondary γ-rays and outlining composition–structure–morphology–coupled strategies for flexible, wearable, lead-free shields. Recycling and sustainability remain key bottlenecks for practical deployment. Accordingly, this review also summarizes representative Monte Carlo simulation tools and their integration with experiments, and proposes directions for element selection, structural design, and green manufacturing to build design rules and a scale-up roadmap for next-generation lead-free γ-shielding wearables. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 20794991 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/nano15231799 |
