3D‐Printing to Mitigate COVID‐19 Pandemic. (24th March 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kumar, Kandambath Padinjareveetil Akshay; Pumera, Martin
• Is Part Of: Advanced functional materials. Volume 31:Number 22(2021)
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• Publication Date: 2021-03-24
• Subjects: 3D‐printing -- COVID‐19 -- medical urgency -- pandemic -- personal protective equipment -- swabs -- ventilators; Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202100450
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1616-301X

Abstract

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. Abstract : 3D‐printing technology, has created a revolutionary impact during the health emergency caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic, by responding to the global shortage. This review presents a detailed discussion on this digitally enabled technology and its collaborative approaches, through creating global networks, that effectively manufactured and channelled medical components, especially when conventional manufacturing and supply chains got disturbed.