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APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
卷 10, 期 12, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app10124135
关键词
COVID-19; pandemic; 3D FFF printing; personal protective equipment (PPE); zero lead-time; customized mass production; quality assessment; makervsvirus
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资金
- Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMF) [2020-024-029069]
- Helmholtz Research Infrastructure at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
- Helmholtz Research Program STN (Science and Technology of Nanosystems) at KIT
- KIT-Publication Fund of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
The eruption of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (corona virus disease, COVID-19) in Wuhan, China, and its global spread has led to an exponentially growing number of infected patients, currently exceeding over 6.6 million and over 390,000 deaths as of the 5th of June 2020. In this pandemic situation, health systems have been put under stress, and the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) exceeded the delivery capabilities of suppliers. To address this issue, 3D printing was identified as a possible solution to quickly produce PPE items such as face shields, mask straps, masks, valves, and ear savers. Around the world, companies, universities, research institutions, and private individuals/hobbyists stepped into the void, using their 3D printers to support hospitals, doctors, nursing homes, and even refugee camps by providing them with PPE. In Germany, the makervsvirus movement took up the challenge and connected thousands of end users, makers, companies, and logistic providers for the production and supply of face shields, protective masks, and ear savers. The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) also joined the makervsvirus movement and used its facilities to print headbands for face shield assemblies and ear savers. Within this paper, the challenges and lessons learned from the quick ramp up of a research laboratory to a production site for medium-sized batches of PPE, the limitations in material supply, selection criteria for suitable models, quality measures, and future prospects are reported and conclusions drawn.
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