Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as Coronavirus Shielding Material

ABSTRACT

Personal protective equipment designated as PPE is considered to be the most important protective equipment designed for safeguarding both public and personal health against infectious microbial agents other toxic materials. This chapter gives an overview about the importance and use of the personal protective equipment (PPE) as coronavirus shielding material. The various contents of the chapter focused on different types of PPE, its formation, and preparation. The importance and values of personal protective equipment (PPE) are also included in the chapter. The details of disposing of contaminated PPE are included along with the discussion about annual procurement (demand) for PPE via UNICEF. The Indian scenarios as well the world scenario about the availability of PPE are also investigated. Also, the future perspective of the PPE market is also discussed. The polymers which are used in the manufacturing of PPE kits take part in a vital character from the prevention of the disease. The global overview is also presented which focuses on the production rate of PPE along with the materialistic points of the polymers which have been used. Globally, the demand for PPE kits is at a high inclined position since the coronavirus pandemic is widely affected. PPE is considered as the last line of defence which protects the workers against the hazards. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.