Luca Ianni's research while affiliated with University of Milan and other places

... One of the most relevant matrix modifications may be the crosslinking of polyvinyl alcohol with glutaraldehyde for Fricke-based dosimetry [119]; in this case, the main motivation was simplifying the gelling process of PVA by using a similar approach consistent with that used in glutaraldehyde and gelatin. Moreover, the influence of gelling temperature on this type of matrix was studied by Gallo et al. [26,120]. An extensive and complete revision of these types of dosimeters can be found elsewhere [12]. ...

... This is essentially a consequence of the fact that FG dosimeters are still a subject of research in various laboratories that are trying to overcome the current limits of these dosimeters, which are mainly related to their poor temporal stability due to selfoxidation and Fe 3+ diffusion phenomena. In fact, attempts to improve the dosimetric properties of FG dosimeters resulted in several studies on different chemical formulations obtained by using further organic additives such as saccharides [6][7][8], antioxidants [9][10][11][12], nanocomposites [13][14][15], chelating agent alternatives to xylenol orange [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23], and, finally, different gel matrices acting as mobility-reducing agents [24][25][26][27][28]. ...