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The role of 3D printing in the fight against COVID-19 outbreak

Along with the COVID-19 pandemic, urgent needs for medical and specialized products, especially personal protective equipment, has been overwhelming. The conventional production line of medical devices has been challenged by excessive global demand, and the need for an easy, low-cost and rapid fabri...

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Autores principales: Radfar, Payar, Bazaz, Sajad Razavi, Mirakhorli, Fateme, Warkiani, Majid Ebrahimi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Future Medicine Ltd 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8098653/
http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/3dp-2020-0028
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description Along with the COVID-19 pandemic, urgent needs for medical and specialized products, especially personal protective equipment, has been overwhelming. The conventional production line of medical devices has been challenged by excessive global demand, and the need for an easy, low-cost and rapid fabrication method is felt more than ever. In a scramble to address this shortfall, manufacturers referred to additive manufacturing or 3D printing to fill the gap and increase the production line of medical devices. Various previously/conventionally fabricated designs have been modified and redesigned to suit the 3D printing requirement to fight against COVID-19. In this perspective, various designs accommodated for the current worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 are discussed and how 3D printing could help the global community against the current and future conditions has been explored.
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spelling pubmed-80986532021-05-05 The role of 3D printing in the fight against COVID-19 outbreak Radfar, Payar Bazaz, Sajad Razavi Mirakhorli, Fateme Warkiani, Majid Ebrahimi J 3D Print Med Perspective Along with the COVID-19 pandemic, urgent needs for medical and specialized products, especially personal protective equipment, has been overwhelming. The conventional production line of medical devices has been challenged by excessive global demand, and the need for an easy, low-cost and rapid fabrication method is felt more than ever. In a scramble to address this shortfall, manufacturers referred to additive manufacturing or 3D printing to fill the gap and increase the production line of medical devices. Various previously/conventionally fabricated designs have been modified and redesigned to suit the 3D printing requirement to fight against COVID-19. In this perspective, various designs accommodated for the current worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 are discussed and how 3D printing could help the global community against the current and future conditions has been explored. Future Medicine Ltd 2021-05-05 2021-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8098653/ http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/3dp-2020-0028 Text en © 2021 Future Medicine Ltd https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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