Radiofrequency (RF) shielding is
a type of electromagnetic (EM)
shielding that prevents RF EM radiation from entering a building.
Electrostatic fields, radio waves, and medical equipment can be insulated
by multifunctional composites consisting of unique core–shell
heterostructures; such materials are in high demand, given the rapid
improvements in medical electronics and their expanding clinical applications,
which represent a serious challenge of EM pollution in clinical settings.
In order to avoid malfunction, the electronics in critical care devices
in hospitals must be shielded from radiation. In order to create a
material that can block radio waves while still utilizing RF to disinfect
the surface, we built core–shell nanostructures to encase critical
medical electronics. In this work, we discuss a polymer composite
that is customized to provide EM shielding while also safeguarding
critical care bioelectronics. Its bactericidal function, on the other
hand, prevents nosocomial dangerous microorganisms from spreading
contamination. We developed a library of Fe3O4@Ag and Ag@Fe3O4 core–shell and binary
heterostructures with configurable Ag or Fe3O4 shell thicknesses. These heterostructures were subsequently combined
with ethylene–vinyl acetate (EVA), a thermoplastic polymer,
to create flexible composites that may attenuate incident EM radiation.
The protective viability (SE) of Fe3O4@Ag core–shell
and Ag@Fe3O4 binary nanoparticles in EVA was
−32.1 and −20 dB, respectively. Due to localized heating,
the Fe3O4@Ag- and Ag@Fe3O4-based nanocomposites exhibited “self-cleaning” behavior,
displaying antibacterial activity in the vicinity of a 2.4 GHz wireless
fidelity source against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Taken together, these multifunctional, adaptable composites can
protect electronic gadgets from EM radiation and harness RF to render
the surface antibacterial, an important attribute in clinical settings.