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Three-dimensional printing in the fight against novel virus COVID-19: Technology
helping society during an infectious disease pandemic
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Singh S
; Prakash C
; Ramakrishna S
Technol Soc
2020[Aug]; 62
(?): 101305
PMID32834232
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Indeed, the scientific milestones set by the ever-emerging three-dimensional
printing (3DP) technologies are tremendous. Till now, the innovative 3DP
technologies have benefitted the aerospace, automobile, textile, pharmaceutical,
and biomedical sectors by developing pre-requisite designed and customized
performance standards of the end-user products. As the scientific world, at this
moment, is expediting efforts to fight against the highly damaging novel
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the 3DP technologies are facilitating creative
solutions in terms of personal protective equipment (PPE), medical equipment
(such as ventilators and other respiratory devices), and other health and welfare
tools to aid the personal hygiene as well as safe environment for humans by
restricting the communication of risks. Various sources (including journal
articles, news articles, white papers of the government and other non-profit
organizations, commercial enterprises, as well as academic institutions have been
reviewed for the collection of the information relevant to COVID-19 and 3DP. This
communication presents the recent applications of the 3DP technologies aiding in
developing innovative products designed to save the lives of millions of people
around the world. Moreover, the potential of 3DP technologies in developing test
swabs and controlled medicines has been highlighted. The literature reviewed in
the present study indicated that the fused filament fabrication (FFF) is one of
the most preferred technologies and contribute about 62% in the overall
production of the protective gears developed through overall class of 3DP.
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