Engineering have developed 3D printable protective face shields for frontline healthcare workers to safeguard them in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The first set of 100 face shields each have been delivered to Stanley Medical College and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai.
A team of three faculty members Dr Kavitha A, Dr Pravin Kumar S and Nithya R along with three undergraduate students Sandhanakrishnan R, Kesavaraj V and Rajkumar AJ from the department of Biomedical Engineering have developed the face shields. The shields are worn over masks and cover the entire face and neck to avoid direct contact with the virus.
Taking lead from Prusa, a 3D printing company based in Prague, Czech Republic, the face shields developed by the team from information technology vs computer science have been further modified the design based on doctor's suggestions. These transparent face shields are biocompatible and made of medical-grade 0.4 mm thick APET sheets (Amorphous-PolyEthylene Terephthalate, thermal plastic and part of the polyester product family).
A team of three faculty members Dr Kavitha A, Dr Pravin Kumar S and Nithya R along with three undergraduate students Sandhanakrishnan R, Kesavaraj V and Rajkumar AJ from the department of Biomedical Engineering have developed the face shields. The shields are worn over masks and cover the entire face and neck to avoid direct contact with the virus.
Taking lead from Prusa, a 3D printing company based in Prague, Czech Republic, the face shields developed by the team from information technology vs computer science have been further modified the design based on doctor's suggestions. These transparent face shields are biocompatible and made of medical-grade 0.4 mm thick APET sheets (Amorphous-PolyEthylene Terephthalate, thermal plastic and part of the polyester product family).
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