Advanced Radiation Shielding Materials

Sarika Verma is Principal Scientist at Materials for Radiation Shielding and Cement-free Concrete Division, CSIR-Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI), Bhopal, India. Her research interests focus on advanced materials for different broad application spectrums, including cement-free materials, radiation shielding materials, polymeric composites, and biomedical and energy materials via novel techniques.Avanish Kumar Srivastava is the director of the CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal, India. He is an expert in nanoscale measurements and instrumentation, and his research interests lie in nucleation growth, phase transformations, microstructures, and defects.

• Basics of radiationThe gamma rays and the shieldingX-ray radiation shielding materialStatus and future outlook of X-ray shielding materialsElectromagnetic (EM radiation) interference shielding materials: Metals and alloys, 2D materials, polymers, and carbon-based materials and their characterizationSynthesis and characterization of mineral based X-ray radiation shielding tileElectromagnetic (EM radiation) interference shielding material epicenter to carbon filler-based compositeAdvanced material for EMI shieldingA review on radiation shielding materials based on low-strength chemical wastes and nanomaterialsNeutron and gamma ray shielding behavior of some low-Z materials using the n-γ reactionState-of-the-art review on the neutron and ionizing radiation shieldingEnhanced X-ray radiation protection mechanism in multielemental nontoxic tile developed using red mud and iron scrap wasteLead-free, multilayered, and nanosized radiation shields in medical applications, industrial, and space researchAdvanced smart textiles for ultraviolet radiation-shielding applications—A review