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3D printing technology rises to the frontlines to fight against COVID-19

3D printing technology rises to the frontlines to fight against COVID-19

Written by David

August 19, 2020

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The prevalence of the highly infectious coronavirus disease, COVID-19, has caused massive health and socio-economic upheavals worldwide. Major slumps in industrial production due to stringent lockdown measures and export restrictions have led to severe logistical challenges and drastic disruptions to the global supply chains.

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Rising to the challenges and unprecedented demands, the 3D printing technology has demonstrated operational resilience with timely and innovative responses to help in the global supply efforts.

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In an article published in Nature Reviews Materials , researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Nanyang Technological University, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and HP Inc examined how the digital versatility and quick prototyping of 3D printing has enabled the swift mobilization of the technology and a rapid response to emergencies in a closed loop economy. The researchers explained how 3D printing has enabled product customization, complex designs and on-demand manufacturing using any decentralized 3D printing […]

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