Distributed manufacturing: A case study in additive manufacturing face masks for the COVID-19 pandemic

Distributed manufacturing: A case study in additive manufacturing face masks for the COVID-19 pandemic

At the onset of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) pandemic, USA faced supply chain issues causing a nationwide shortage of N95 respirators and PAPR devices. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's (ORNL) Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) were sent to work from home to help...

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Main Authors: Alex Roschli, Peter Wang, Christopher Hershey, Brian Post, John Lindahl, Lonnie Love
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Additive Manufacturing Letters
Subjects:
COVID-19
Facial respirator
Pandemic
Face mask
N95
Silicone casting
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772369021000128

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