3D-printed protected face shields for health care workers in Covid-19 pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic resulted in a shortage of protective equipment. To meet the request of eye-protecting devices, an interdisciplinary consortium involving practitioners, researchers, engineers and technicians developed and manufactured thousands of inexpensive 3D-printed face shields, inside hospital setting. This action leads to the concept of concurrent, agile, and rapid engineering. (C) 2020 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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During the coronavirus pandemic, an interdisciplinary consortium developed and manufactured inexpensive 3D-printed face shields to meet the demand for eye-protecting devices in hospitals, leading to the concept of concurrent, agile, and rapid engineering.