Publication detail

3D-Printing to Mitigate COVID-19 Pandemic

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

17

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"
}