Design and development of face shield by 3D printing for the COVID-19 epidemics

ABSTRACT

The world is facing problem of pandemic crisis situation with Covid-19 virus. In this situation medical persons are seeking a piece of personal protective equipment such as face mask to avoid the infections. The face mask/shield help to protect from body fluids and droplets, where the patients are treated from cough, other infections. In this concern the present work is focused on the design and development of prototype face shield mask by 3D printing technology using fused deposition modelling (FDM).A preliminary economic design indicated that the presented approach offers a feasible alternative to the current practices.