Safety on demand: A case study for the design and manufacturing-on-demand of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sterman, Yoav; Tarazi, Ezri; Berman, Ofer; Gur, Yuval; Parnas, Haim; Tareef, R.; Arwas, Shmuel

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2021.105162

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“…During the pandemic COVID-19, the field of product design has made a significant contribution to the development of great design thinkers (Fu & Liang, 2020;L. Liu et al, 2021;Ramos-Paz et al, 2020;Sterman et al, 2021;Wijaya et al, 2020). Furthermore, there were numerous and disparate literature discussing the extend of knowledge in product design (Abidin et al, 2009;Dorst, 2009Dorst, , 2011Kamil & Abidin, 2013;Mohamed Kamil & Zainal Abidin, 2015;Valkenburg & Dorst, 1998;Zainal Abidin et al, 2014).…”

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The Challenges and Initiatives of Teaching Product Design’s Course Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia

Kamil

Sani

2021

APJEE

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the schools and universities around the globe, including Malaysia, were compelled to cease their operations and migrate to online teaching and learning environment. Along with this ‘forced approach’ to learning, the educators were faced with several barriers and challenges that need to be addressed. This paper intends to determine the challenges of teaching and learning Product Design courses in Malaysian universities using the online environment during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also highlights some of the strategies and initiatives adopted and adapted by the lecturers of this course in surmounting those challenges. Using a real-time video interview, data were collected from 10 respondents from various faculties of Malaysian higher education institutions offering product design courses. The findings of the study point to a range of difficulties in teaching Product Design courses online, including the need for more delicate interactions to ensure efficiencies in teaching and learning design courses, as well as the evaluation methods to achieve design learning and design outcomes.

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The Challenges and Initiatives of Teaching Product Design’s Course Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia

Kamil

Sani

2021

APJEE

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“…The case study demonstrated a new approach to designing and manufacturing PPE in emergency situations that relies on the rapid development and domestic manufacturing of products through 3D printing technologies. The same topic was also discussed in the paper by Sterman et al [13]. A team led by Leung focused their attention on the development of a novel charged PVDF nanofibre filter technology in order to effectively capture the fastspreading, deadly airborne coronaviruses, especially COVID-19, with the target aerosol size of 100 nm [7].…”

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The Determination of the Inward Leakage through the Skin–Facepiece Interface of the Protective Half-Mask

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The present article describes the measurements of flow rates of the inward air leakage through the skin–facepiece interface of a protective half-mask with replaceable filters. The measurements were carried out while applying an indirect method in which the pressure drops in a compressed air container were measured, and subsequently, the total flow rate of the leak was calculated. This methodology facilitated measuring extremely low air flow rates at the atmospheric pressure of 3.2 × 10−6 m3·s−1. A numerical analysis of the inward air leakage through the gaps between the face and the facepiece of the mask was carried out with the aim of identifying the cross-sectional area of the leak. With the tested mask, which was made of Santoprene 8281-45MED, the leakage measured during inhalation was 0.21%, which corresponded to the cross-sectional area of only 0.14 mm2.

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“…This was due to the global panic that multiplied the speculation and demand for these types of products [4]. The direct consequence was that health professionals working on the frontlines found themselves unprotected due to a lack of the PPE needed to cope with the COVID-19 disease [4][5][6].…”

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Delivery of Health Care by Spanish Dental Hygienists in Private and Public Dental Services during the COVID-19 De-Escalation Phase (June 2020): A Cross-Sectional Study

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Ausina-Márquez

Mateos-Moreno

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Background: The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain posed a major challenge for Spanish dental professionals. The objective of this work is to describe the dental hygienists’ work status and employment patterns during the de-escalation phase in order to analyse the standards of knowledge, compliance with official recommendations, and dental activities both in the public health service and in the private sector. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire was answered by Spanish dental hygienists via WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram. The questionnaire was piloted before it was distributed and carried out during June 2020. Results: Here, 517 dental hygienists were surveyed, of which 86.2% followed the official recommendations to avoid contagion and 63.8% agreed with the gradual return to work by limiting the use of aerosols. Private dental hygienists identified more with returning to work without restrictions (14.5%) versus those working for the public service (1.2%) (p < 0.005). Conclusions: Dental hygienists’ return to work has involved different strategies, aimed at controlling infection and guaranteeing the safety of patients and the rest of the dental team. The availability of personal protective equipment, the adaptation of clinical infrastructure, and patient care management have differed between professionals working in the private and public sectors.

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Safety on demand: A case study for the design and manufacturing-on-demand of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 9 publications

References 13 publications

The Challenges and Initiatives of Teaching Product Design’s Course Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia

The Challenges and Initiatives of Teaching Product Design’s Course Online During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Malaysia

The Determination of the Inward Leakage through the Skin–Facepiece Interface of the Protective Half-Mask

Delivery of Health Care by Spanish Dental Hygienists in Private and Public Dental Services during the COVID-19 De-Escalation Phase (June 2020): A Cross-Sectional Study

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