Saturday, March 28, 2020

3D Printing & DIY Links for PPE COVID entry #4

Starting a page with some links to folks working on 3D Printing & other DIY PPE projects. I'm focussing on projects that have involvement with health care professionals and/or organizations. This is as much so I have as much in one place as it is for anyone stumbling across this.

There's not much sense in doing any of these unless someone can and will actually use them in a clinical setting.

I'm trying to make some sense out of everything that's going on. Three things are clear to me:

  1. There are plenty of great designs out there and more on the way
  2. I need to find people who will use the products as they are mostly not officially sanctioned yet
  3. Any significant project needs space*
*I think the space issue might be solved by finding companies willing to allow a group to use it's offices. I know in the bay area there are a lot of empty eating & gathering areas right now that would be fine for 3D printing, sewing masks, light assembly, and packaging.


(I'll tidy this up as I go, maybe ...)

NIH 3dP Site With Clinically Reviewed Designs


Things people are making:

Budmen Faceshield - The one you've seen on TV the most I suspect

Lowell Makes N95 Substitute & You Tube assembly video

Emergency Ventilator, I think from France

The Olson Mask & You Tube tutorial - Sewn fabric and HEPA filter media. They are asking for help in making the fabric part.

HPs Site -w- some links to some of the open source projects

GetUsPPE Maker Page

Prusa Printer Stuff:
  • PRUSA Printers - A bunch of uploads Some appear to be approved by some organizations
  • PRUSA strap - 'Cause apparently people are having trouble getting elastic
DIY PAPR by Emory critical care Fellow

Bacon Doctor - Mask made out of HEPA vacuum bags

How to make a mask by Deaconess health. Also seem to be trying to organize makers.

GLIA Faceshield designed by a Canadian ER worker

Big collection of projects that need to be vetted @ cults3d

Phoebe DIY Fabric Mask - with fabric recommendations and production flow suggestions

Kaiser's preferred mask how to - with fabric recommendations

John Muir Health's preferred mask instructions - with fabric recommendations

Projects & communities (sorta, I guess)

FormLabs project pages


Studies on DIY medical products

Mar 2020 Chinese study on effectiveness of N95 -vs- cloth surgical masks for protection agains influenza. Spoiler alert! No significant difference.

Industrial Process References

Non Woven Fabric #1 - Video

Non Woven Fabric #2 - Video -w- kinda loud music.

Non Woven Fabric #3 -Video, loud machine sounds

N95 Mask Welding #1 - Video

Right, if that stuff is making into N95s how does it get sterilized?

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