Novel, VOC-Free-Renewable Solid-State Biopolymer Detector for Mid-to-Extreme Radiation Field Monitoring

A novel, VOC-free-renewable solid-state biopolymer detector is presented for applications pertaining to mid-to-extreme gamma-electron beam dosimetry applications. Polylactic-Acid (PLA) based "green" biopolymer was used to derive PLAD - a renewable, inexpensive solid-state radiation detecto...

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Published inSensors & transducers Vol. 246; no. 7; pp. 38 - 42
Main Authors Bakken, Alex C, Boyle, Nathan M, Taleyarkhan, Rusi P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Toronto IFSA Publishing, S.L 01.11.2020
Subjects
Biopolymers
Chemical bonds
Correlation analysis
detector
dose
Dosimeters
Dosimetry
Efficiency
electron
Electron beams
Fourier transforms
ftir
gamma
Ionizing radiation
pla
Polylactic acid
radiation
Radiation detectors
Radiation dosage
Solid state
Viscosity
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Summary:A novel, VOC-free-renewable solid-state biopolymer detector is presented for applications pertaining to mid-to-extreme gamma-electron beam dosimetry applications. Polylactic-Acid (PLA) based "green" biopolymer was used to derive PLAD - a renewable, inexpensive solid-state radiation detector that promises to offer significant potential benefits over when compared with state-of-art detectors for detecting gamma-electron and also other forms of ionizing radiation. Experimental data are presented on well-correlated measurements of ionizing radiation in the mid-to-extreme dose range to readily discernible physical property changes such as relative viscosity, embrittlement, and molecular bonding.
ISSN:2306-8515
1726-5479