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Open AccessEfficacy of Ni2+ on modification the structure, ultrasonic, optical, and radiation shielding behaviors of potassium lead borate glasses
This paper presents the method of preparing (60 − x) B2O3–20 K2O–20 PbO–x NiO, coded as (NiO x), and x = (0–10 mol%) glass systems fabricated through the melt-quench technique. The prepared glass was characterize...
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Glass and Glass-Ceramics Based on Weathered Basaltic Rock for Radiation Shielding Applications
Different batches of weathered basalt ranging from 100 to 50 %, in combination with by-pass cement dust, were used to prepare the glass compositions. Different techniques utilized such as differential thermal ...
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Thermoluminescence Properties of Bioglass for Radiation Dosimetry
The thermoluminescence technique was employed to study bioglass matrix prepared using the traditional technique of glass making. The synthesized bioglass matrix were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD),...
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Open AccessDosimetric properties of potassium magnesium borate glass doped with copper
The present article deals with potassium magnesium borate glass activated with copper that was prepared by a melting quenching technique to study the feasibility of this glass as a radiation dosimeter. The pre...
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Gamma ray interaction with soda lime silicate glasses doped with V2O5, CuO or SrO
Soda lime silicate glasses doped with one of these metal oxides: vanadium oxide, copper oxide, or strontium oxide were synthesized by high-temperature melting technique. Spectroscopic, physical and optical pro...
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Gamma irradiation effectuality on the antibacterial and bioactivity behavior of multicomponent borate glasses against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Recently some borate bioactive glasses have been discovered to have an antibacterial effect when interacting with pathogenic bacteria. In this study, borate bioactive glasses (BG) doped with metal oxide (MO) Z...
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Structural and Optical Study of CoO Do** in Borophosphate Host Glass and Effect of Gamma Irradiation
A series of borophosphate based glasses were prepared with a main composition (50P2O5–30B2O3–10CaO–10Na2O ) wt%. The effect of addition wt% (of cobalt oxide (0.2, 0.5, 0.7) g in different forms is the main purpos...
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Investigation of gamma and neutron shielding parameters for borosilicate glasses doped europium oxide for the immobilization of radioactive waste
Eu3+-doped borosilicate glasses were prepared by the melt-quenching method. Optical, physical and nuclear shielding properties of these glasses were studied. The FTIR measurements indicated that the continuous in...
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Thermoluminescent properties of nano-magnesium phosphate ceramic for radiation dosimetry
Recently, Mg-phosphate ceramics have represented good biocompatibility and bioresorbability which made them promising materials in the biomedical applications. A different application was suggested for the use...
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Gamma rays interactions with CdO-doped lead silicate glasses
Lead silicate glass systems with different concentrations of cadmium oxide had been prepared and characterized. The XRD analysis indicated the all samples in glassy state. The FTIRpectroscopy indicated a glass...
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Effect of do** some lanthanide oxides on optical and radiation shielding properties of cadmium borate glasses
Ce2O3, La2O3 and Nd2O3 and Sm2O3 doped in the cadmium borate host glass were prepared. Some optical and physical properties such as density, molar volume, optical band gap energy, the width of the band tails (Urb...
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Investigation of structural and radiation shielding properties of 40B2O3–30PbO–(30-x) BaO-x ZnO glass system
A series of barium, lead borate (BaLB) glasses with chemical composition x ZnO–(30-x) BaO–30PbO–40B2O3, x variety 0 ≤ x ≤ 20 mol % has been prepared and synthesized by a conventional melting method. The structura...
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Efficacy of Irradiated Bioactive Glass 45S5 on Attenuation of Microbial Growth and Eradication of Biofilm from AISI 316 L Discs: In-vitro Study
Bacterial infection associated with medical implants remains a serious and costly drawback with both temporary and permanent consequences. Recently, some bioactive glasses have been found to show the antibacte...
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Effect of Gamma Irradiation on Structural and Optical Investigations of Borosilicate Glass Doped Yttrium Oxide
The structural, physical, and optical properties of prepared glass samples of the composition formula 30SiO2-(40-x)B2O3-20Na2O-10Al2O3-xY2O3, where x = 0, 1, 5, 7 (wt%) were studied before and after gamma irradia...
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Effect of gamma irradiation on drug releasing from nano-bioactive glass
In this work, we studied the effect of gamma irradiation on nano-bioactive glass (NBG) structure, bioactivity, drug loading efficiency, and drug release kinetic. Gamma irradiation was mainly introduced as a sa...
