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US 2026/0245757 A1Published application
Composite Materials for Radiation Shielding, Articles, and Methods
AssigneeThe Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorZhibin Yu
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Abstract
Composite materials that may include particles of an inorganic material and an elastic polymer. The composite materials may be in the form of a flexible film. The composite materials may provide radiation shielding. Articles on or in which a composite material is disposed. Methods of forming composite materials.
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A method of forming a composite material, the method comprising:
- contacting particles of an inorganic material and an elastic polymer in a liquid, wherein a weight ratio of the particles of the inorganic material to the elastic polymer is about 4:1 to about 20:1;
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- removing at least a portion of the liquid to form the composite material.
A method of forming a composite material, the method comprising:
- contacting particles of an inorganic material and an elastic polymer in a liquid, wherein a weight ratio of the particles of the inorganic material to the elastic polymer is about 4:1 to about 20:1;
- and
- removing at least a portion of the liquid to form the composite material;
- wherein the inorganic material comprises a metal oxide, and
- wherein the elastic polymer comprises a tri-block copolymer having a structure comprising the following formula—
- wherein A comprises an organic polymer comprising an aryl side chain, and B comprises a polyalkene.
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A method of improving radiation attenuation, the method comprising:
- providing an article having a surface or an inner space;
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- disposing a composite material on the surface or in the inner space of the article;
- wherein the composite material comprises—
- particles of an inorganic material, and
- an elastic polymer in which the particles of the inorganic material are dispersed,
- wherein the particles of the inorganic material are present at an amount of at least 80%, by weight, based on the total weight of the particles of the inorganic material and the elastic polymer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.