How 3D printing and social media tackles the PPE shortage during Covid-19 pandemic
Vordos, Nick ; Gkika, Despina A. ; Maliaris, George ; Tilkeridis, Konstantinos E. ; Antoniou, Anastasia ; Bandekas, Dimitrios V. ; Mitropoulos, Athanasios C.
2020
130
October
1-7
epidemic disease ; personal protective equipment ; technology ; social media ; disease control
Protective measures
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2020.104870
English
Bibliogr.;Ill.
"During the recent Covid-19 pandemic, additive Technology and Social Media were used to tackle the shortage of Personal Protective Equipment. A literature review and a social media listening software were employed to explore the number of the users referring to specific keywords related to 3D printing and PPE. Additionally, the QALY model was recruited to highlight the importance of the PPE usage. More than 7 billion users used the keyword covid or similar in the web while mainly Twitter and Facebook were used as a world platform for PPE designs distribution through individuals and more than 100 different 3D printable PPE designs were developed."
Digital
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