Bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low-income settings using local production and open source tools

Free and open-source hardware, 3D printing, and the use of locally sourced materials can be valuable tools for local problem solving, as proven by the production of more than 400 reusable face shields and masks in a Nigerian community to bypass PPE shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Autores principales: Folarin, Royhaan Olamide, Maina, Mahmoud Bukar, Akinbo, Abisola Kaosara, Runsewe-Abiodun, Tamramat Iyabo, Ogundahunsi, Omobola Abioye, Adedeji, Ahmed Adebowale, Maia Chagas, Andre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9162299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35594299
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001658
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Adedeji, Ahmed Adebowale
Maia Chagas, Andre
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spelling pubmed-91622992022-06-03 Bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low-income settings using local production and open source tools Folarin, Royhaan Olamide Maina, Mahmoud Bukar Akinbo, Abisola Kaosara Runsewe-Abiodun, Tamramat Iyabo Ogundahunsi, Omobola Abioye Adedeji, Ahmed Adebowale Maia Chagas, Andre PLoS Biol Community Page Free and open-source hardware, 3D printing, and the use of locally sourced materials can be valuable tools for local problem solving, as proven by the production of more than 400 reusable face shields and masks in a Nigerian community to bypass PPE shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Library of Science 2022-05-20 /pmc/articles/PMC9162299/ /pubmed/35594299 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001658 Text en © 2022 Folarin et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Adedeji, Ahmed Adebowale
Maia Chagas, Andre
Bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low-income settings using local production and open source tools
title Bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low-income settings using local production and open source tools
title_full Bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low-income settings using local production and open source tools
title_fullStr Bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low-income settings using local production and open source tools
title_full_unstemmed Bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low-income settings using local production and open source tools
title_short Bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low-income settings using local production and open source tools
title_sort bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low-income settings using local production and open source tools
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9162299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35594299
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001658
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