Bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low-income settings using local production and open source tools.
Free and open-source hardware, 3D printing, and the use of locally sourced materials can be valuable tools for local problem solving, as proven by the production of more than 400 reusable face shields and masks in a Nigerian community to bypass PPE shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| author | Royhaan Olamide Folarin Mahmoud Bukar Maina Abisola Kaosara Akinbo Tamramat Iyabo Runsewe-Abiodun Omobola Abioye Ogundahunsi Ahmed Adebowale Adedeji Andre Maia Chagas |
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| description | Free and open-source hardware, 3D printing, and the use of locally sourced materials can be valuable tools for local problem solving, as proven by the production of more than 400 reusable face shields and masks in a Nigerian community to bypass PPE shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e850f632f0642f99b894423b639045a2022-12-22T01:53:04ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Biology1544-91731545-78852022-05-01205e300165810.1371/journal.pbio.3001658Bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low-income settings using local production and open source tools.Royhaan Olamide FolarinMahmoud Bukar MainaAbisola Kaosara AkinboTamramat Iyabo Runsewe-AbiodunOmobola Abioye OgundahunsiAhmed Adebowale AdedejiAndre Maia ChagasFree and open-source hardware, 3D printing, and the use of locally sourced materials can be valuable tools for local problem solving, as proven by the production of more than 400 reusable face shields and masks in a Nigerian community to bypass PPE shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001658 |
| spellingShingle | Royhaan Olamide Folarin Mahmoud Bukar Maina Abisola Kaosara Akinbo Tamramat Iyabo Runsewe-Abiodun Omobola Abioye Ogundahunsi Ahmed Adebowale Adedeji Andre Maia Chagas Bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low-income settings using local production and open source tools. PLoS Biology |
| title | Bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low-income settings using local production and open source tools. |
| title_full | Bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low-income settings using local production and open source tools. |
| title_fullStr | Bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low-income settings using local production and open source tools. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low-income settings using local production and open source tools. |
| title_short | Bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low-income settings using local production and open source tools. |
| title_sort | bypassing shortages of personal protective equipment in low income settings using local production and open source tools |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001658 |
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