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3D Printing and COVID-19, April 30, 2020 Update
Companies, organizations and individuals continue to attempt to lend support to the COVID-19 pandemic supply effort. We will be providing regular updates about these initiatives where necessary in an attempt to ensure that the 3D printing community is aware of what is...
Printing for Protection: How 3D Printing is Shifting the Tide Against COVID-19
As COVID-19 sweeps across the nation, doctors, nurses and other hospital employees are scrambling to treat patients while protecting their own safety and limiting viral spread. . The demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) like face shields, masks, gloves and...
Doctors at OHSU using 3D printers to create ventilators that cost less than $10
Leaders in other parts of the country fear there might not be enough ventilators for COVID-19 patients. So, a Portland doctor and his team are using 3D printers to create ventilators that cost less than $10. . 3D printers are nothing new to Dr. Albert Chi, an...
CLECELL: A New Bioprinted Model Could Aid COVID-19 Vaccine Testing
Global crises can accelerate technology. Disrupting traditional responses with innovation can result in untapped opportunities that become crucial tools for humanity. . This year, the Coronavirus pandemic could accelerate the evolution of drug and vaccine testing, as...
‘Designs are freely available:’ Community answers the call for 3D printed masks during COVID-19 outbreak
A few weeks back Concordia University put out a call for help creating 3D printed face masks. On Thursday, April 23 the community answered the call. . Daniel Connolly Fifth grader Daniel Connolly is making a special delivery to Concordia University Thursday morning....
3D Printing and COVID-19, April 23, 2020 Update
A large number of businesses continue to support medical supply efforts. This includes Ferrari, who is 3D printing respirator valves and fittings for protective masks as part of a collaborative effort with Siare Engineering, Italy’s only maker of pulmonary...
Individualized vent-splitter may allow multiple COVID-19 patients to share single ventilator
As the pandemic swept across the nation in March, so did urgent questions about the virus' potential strain on the healthcare system. Among top concerns: whether the nation's hospitals had enough ventilators to provide breathing support to critically ill patients with...
Why DIY 3D-Printed Face Masks and Shields Are So Risky
Brian Lovett, a product manager at an AdTech firm in Denver, Colorado, started 3D-printing quaint little knick-knacks–coffee coasters and orchids pots–for his home back in 2018. But when the coronavirus pandemic hit his city, two of Lovett’s close friends, both...
Makelab’s Christina Perla on 3D Printing PPE For Hospital Workers
Tech companies around the world are shifting their services in the age of COVID-19 to be able to accommodate a growing need for personal protective equipment and other services on the front line. . Google and Apple are implementing new contact tracing strategies,...
London hospital trust opens ‘3D printing farm’ to make visors for NHS staff on coronavirus frontline
A London hospital trust has opened a “ 3D printing farm” to produce 1,500 face visors a day for frontline staff. . Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS trust has teamed up with 3D printing firms and enthusiasts and has more than 200 machines working 24 hours a day to create the...