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KANDAMBATH PADINJAREVEETIL, A. PUMERA, M.
Original Title
3D-Printing to Mitigate COVID-19 Pandemic
Type
journal article in Web of Science
Language
English
Original Abstract
3D-printing technology provided numerous contributions to the health sector during the recent Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Several of the 3D-printed medical devices like personal protection equipment (PPE), ventilators, specimen collectors, safety accessories, and isolation wards/ chambers were printed in a short time as demands for these were rising significantly. The review discusses some of these contributions of 3D-printing that helped to protect several lives during this health emergency. By enlisting some of the significant benefits of using the 3D-printing technique during an emergency over other conventional methods, this review claims that the former opens enormous possibilities in times of serious shortage of supply and exceeding demands. This review acknowledges the collaborative approaches adopted by individuals, entrepreneurs, academicians, and companies that helped in forming a global network for delivering 3D-printed medical/non-medical components, when other supply chains were disrupted. The collaboration of the 3D-printing technology with the global health community unfolds new and significant opportunities in the future.
Keywords
3D-printing; COVID-19; medical urgency; pandemic; personal protective equipment; swabs; ventilators
Authors
KANDAMBATH PADINJAREVEETIL, A.; PUMERA, M.
Released
1. 5. 2021
Publisher
Wiley VCH
Location
WEINHEIM
ISBN
1616-301X
Periodical
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
Year of study
31
Number
22
State
Federal Republic of Germany
Pages from
1
Pages to
17
Pages count
URL
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202100450
BibTex
@article{BUT171389, author="Akshay Kumar {Kandambath Padinjareveetil} and Martin {Pumera}", title="3D-Printing to Mitigate COVID-19 Pandemic", journal="ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS", year="2021", volume="31", number="22", pages="1--17", doi="10.1002/adfm.202100450", issn="1616-301X", url="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202100450" }