Coronavirus: Can we 3D-print our way out of the PPE shortage?
Sam Pashneh-Tala's team has crowdfunded more than £15,000 to make the face shields
There doesn't seem to be any official guidance for healthcare workers about the use of 3D-printed protective kit. Dr Pashneh-Tala is part of a team at the University of Sheffield called iForge that has so far made 600 face shields for healthcare workers using a combination of 3D-printed frames, visors made from laser cutting and elastic.In terms of materials each shield costs less than £1.80 - but a laser cutter can cost thousands."We put them through a cleaning process designed to deactivate Covid-19 specifically," he said.
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