TABLE 2.

Gamma irradiated polymer blends and composites for high end applications.

Sr. No	Polymeric system	Property investigated	Application	References
1	PP + Sisal fibre and wood flour composite	Gamma irradiation effect (10–70 kGy) on mechanical. thermal and morphological properties of composites	Construction application	Albanoa et al. (2002)
2	Gamma grafted LDPE-clay nano composite	Mechanical, Thermal, Crystallography and Morphological properties	High performance application, automobile and construction	Chem et al. (2011)
3	TPE + CNT and MMT nanocomposite, Blend of TPE composite with PLA and NR	Gamma irradiation effect (0–250 kGy) on mechanical, thermal, and conductivity of the nanocomposite	Gamma modified nanocomposite for electronic packaging application	Tarawneh et al. (2021)
4	Sepiolite filled EPDM composite	Effect of Gamma irradiation by 50 kGy on mechanical, crosslink density, thermal stability, and morphological behavior of EPDM composites	High temperature rubber composite application	Mohd Zaini et al. (2022)
5	Gamma radiation resistant EVA/EPDM blends with variation in VA content in EVA.	Effect of Gamma ageing Mechanical, compression set, thermal and morphological properties of EVA/EPDM blends by 500, 1,000, and 1,500 kGy	High temperature and Gamma radiation resistant materials (Gasket, Seal and O-ring)	Sharma et al. (2018)
6	Gamma-ray modified UHMWPE-Clay (Magnesium silicate hydrous) Composites	Effect of Gamma crosslinking by 25 and 50 kGy on crosslink density, Oxygen index and Crystallinity	Medical implants, defence armor, and bulletproof jackets	Bakhsh, (2021a)
7	Glass fibre and Carbon cloth reinforced PE, PP and polyamide (PA) composite	Study of gamma radiation resistance of different thermoplastic matrix composite (PE, PP and PA) mechanical and thermal properties. (50–250 kGy)	High temperature and thermal resistant composite materials	Smirnov et al. (2009)
8	LDPE + Carbon black loaded in different concentrations	Effect of gamma crosslinking on mechanical and physio-chemical properties of LDPE-carbon black composite	Film packaging for food preservation application	Salem et al. (2003)
9	Thermoplastics such PE and PP composites sisal fibre and wood flour. Blend of Styrene-butadiene rubber with PE, PP and PA-6	Effect of gamma irradiation on the functionalization of PE and PP for blend compatibility with SBR and composite with fibre	Biomedical and packaging application	Albano et al. (2002)
10	Blending of oxidized ground tyre rubber powder (GTR) + LDPE and HDPE	Gamma and KMNO4 oxidation treatment of GTR powder and blend compatibility with MA-g-LDPE. Studies of mechanical, chemical and morphological properties	Automobile and commodity applications	Sonnier et al. (2007)
11	Radiation grafting of monomer 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) on the LDPE chain in the absence and presence of air	The gamma radiation grafted samples were characterized by thermal analysis techniques (DSC and TGA) and by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR)	To increase the hydrophilicity of grafted LDPE film for bio applications	Ferreira and Gil, (2005)