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A polystyrene (PS)-based composite film and nonwoven fabric consisting of a photochromic spiropyran dye, 1,3,3-trimethylindolino-6′-nitrobenzopyrylospiran (6-nitro BIPS), and a photostimulable phosphor, europium-doped barium fluorochloride (BaFCl:Eu2+), were developed for the detection of X-ray exposure doses on the order of a milligray (mGy). The PS-based composite film and the nonwoven fabric were successfully prepared according to a cast method and a forcespinning method. The colours of the composite film and the nonwoven fabric were changed from white to deep blue, and a broad absorption band appeared, with a maximum at 604 nm, with X-ray exposures of 0.1 Gy and 5.6 Gy, respectively. The maximum sensitivity of 0.1 Gy of the composite film is equivalent to the radiation dose limit for workers who conduct emergency work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The fabrication of gold microstructures was investigated using a mixture of SU-8 and gold ions using two-photon excitation induced by a femtosecond laser. Energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry, micro-X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were performed to analyse the resulting microstructures. Electrical conductivity was also measured. Elemental analysis showed that the fabricated structures consisted of triangular, reduced gold crystals and small amounts of cross-linked SU-8. The conductivity of the fabricated structures was four orders of magnitude lower than that of pure gold because of the cross-linked SU-8 present in the material. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study attempted to visualize reversible X-ray radiation by using a poly-(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) composite fiber with an average diameter of 150 μm. The fiber contains photostimulable phosphor (PSP) BaFCl:Eu2+ particles that are subsequently dyed with the photochromic spiropyran dye (1,3,3-trimethylindolino-6′-nitrobenzopyrylospiran) (6-nitro BIPS). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]