Personal protective equipment (PPE) for health care workers, including face shields, surgical masks, and N95 respirator masks, is in critically short supply. To mitigate the ongoing crisis, some ...

A network of small businesses, universities and enthusiasts used 3D printers to make millions of pieces of personal protective equipment last year. That helped mitigate supply shortages in some ...

How Social Media and 3D Printing Tackles the PPE Shortage during Covid - 19 Pandemic Nick Vordos, Despoina A. Gkika, George Maliaris, Konstantinos Tilkeridis, Anastasia Antoniou, Dimitrios V ...

Carnevale designed a 3D-infused face mask/respirator with a changeable filter and a face shield. He has since provided more than 100 products locally to essential workers, such as those in the ...

The most common 3D printing materials used for PPE in hospitals leave “nooks and crannies” where bacteria may contaminate. Limiting 3D-printed PPE to a single use could curtail spread of ...

Without it, the CAPRs could not protect clinicians from becoming infected while caring for COVID patients. The team can now make more than a dozen items with the 3D printer, helping the hospital ...

RapidMade, known for its plastic 3D printing capabilities, is now producing emergency PPE to limit the spread of COVID-19 through the production of lightweight plastic face masks with built-in ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) -A third grade teacher in Menomonie started making PPE prototypes with his 3D printer in April. Two-hundred-fifty face shields have been distributed throughout the school ...