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Determination of the X-ray attenuation coefficient of bismuth oxychloride nanoplates in polydimethylsiloxane

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The aim of this research is to present a method to evaluate the X-ray attenuation coefficient of (nano)particles by uniformly dispersing them in a host polymer, polydimethylsiloxane. The method is described and applied to the case of a material of interest for medical application in X-ray shielding and imaging, namely bismuth oxychloride nanoplates (BiOCl NP). A diagnostic X-ray machine was used to perform X-ray attenuation tests. A certified copper plate was used for calibration purposes and to find the X-ray photon energy. Blank polymer and composites were investigated, and the attenuation coefficient μ and the mass attenuation coefficient μ/ρ of BiOCl NPs were found to be 45 cm−1 and 6 cm2 g−1, respectively. Based on these values, a discussion is presented in which the perspective applications of BiOCl in medicine are discussed with specific focus on (i) X-ray shielding and (ii) X-ray imaging.

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Acknowledgements

The author thanks and acknowledge Mr. Mauro Raimondo for FESEM analysis, Mr. Edgardo Berea Montes for providing the commercial grade Bismuth oxy chloride, and Dr. Marco Ganci for the support during the X-ray analysis of the composite samples. This work is financially support by European commission under PHOSCLEEN Project.

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Funding was provided by FP7 Ideas: European Research Council (Grant Agreement No. 318977).

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    Pravin Jagdale, Massimo Rovere & Alberto Tagliaferro

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    Riccardo Ronca, Claudio Vigneri, Francesco Bernardini & Gianpiero Calzetta

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Jagdale, P., Rovere, M., Ronca, R. et al. Determination of the X-ray attenuation coefficient of bismuth oxychloride nanoplates in polydimethylsiloxane. J Mater Sci 55, 7095–7105 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-04498-6

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