The personal protective equipment fabricated via 3D printing technology during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: COVID-19 has been spread in more than 220 countries and caused global health concerns. The supply chain disruptions have abruptly affected due to the second wave of COVID-19 in various countries and caused unavailability and shortage of medical devices and personal protective equipment for frontline healthcare workers. Three-dimensional (3D) printing has proven to be a boon and revolutionized technology to supply medical devices and tackle the situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The diverse designs were produced and are currently used in hospitals by patients and frontline healthcare doctors. This review summarises the application of 3D printing during COVID-19. It collects the comprehensive information of recently designed and fabricated protective equipment like nasopharyngeal swa

SUBMITTER: Agarwal R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8667480 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature