医疗和牙科

人民PPE项目获得了政府赠款,以扩大针对约旦难民营的PPE的3D打印

由学者领导的项目University of Sheffield伦敦艺术大学(UAL)已经获得了766,675英镑的政府资金,以扩大其个人保护设备(PPE)的交付,向居住在约旦Zaatari营地的难民。

该项目于3月启动,已与该项目合作。联合国难民高级专员(难民署)约旦和研究人员Al Abayt大学University of Petra,利用3D打印以及其他方法为居住在营地的人们开发创新的PPE解决方案。

The new government funding is provided through UK Research and Innovation’s全球挑战研究基金,响应于19号大流行。

谢菲尔德大学(University of Sheffield)的格兰瑟姆(Grantham)可持续期货中心主任托尼·瑞安(Tony Ryan)教授,该项目的主要调查员。“我已经与Zaatari人民一起工作了多年,并从他们难以置信的足智多谋和创造力中学习。

“Faced with a global pandemic, we are working together to design and produce the protective equipment the refugees and their host community need to stay safe, while reducing plastic waste, creating jobs and building resilience within the camp community.”

谢菲尔德大学的钻石大楼。工程学的多学科教学空间。通过sheffield.ac.uk的照片
谢菲尔德大学的钻石大楼。工程学的多学科教学空间,也是大学制造商Iforge的所在地。通过sheffield.ac.uk的照片。

利用3D打印

在英国锁定开始时的PPE短缺中,科学家和艺术家团队在谢菲尔德大学使用了3D打印机Makerspace iforge设计和制造激光切割和3D印刷面罩的创新设施。该团队使用英国大学的数字印刷能力与Zaatari营地的设施一起,与难民合作制作了低成本和本地可用材料的PPE原型。

通过3D打印和其他方法,科学家和难民开发了新的手工卫生产品以及可重复使用的口罩,盾牌和礼服。

除了有担保的资金外,这些数字技术还将扩大项目的影响力,这也旨在解决有关PPE吸收在预防和治疗Covid-19的影响方面的更广泛问题。

“与谢菲尔德大学的合作and UAL has resulted in training many Syrian refugee women in the Zaatari camp with skills in developing PPE,” said Moh’d Al Taher, associate external relations officer at UNHCR. “These skills created livelihood opportunities for refugees and supported the refugee community. UNHCR plans to cover the needs of the camp community with PPE using high-quality and low-cost materials; innovative solutions could only achieve this.”

人民的PPE项目为难民创造了生计机会,并支持难民社区。通过Aya Musmar/sheffield.ac.uk进行图像。

扩大项目

The UNHCR is preparing for a ‘dramatic increase’ in Covid-19 transmission in the area and is therefore stating an urgent need for supplies of PPE which are compliant with Jordanian standards. 3D printing would help to fulfill this demand, as with limited buying power neither the Jordanian government nor UNHCR is well-placed to compete globally for supplies.

The funding will enable the creation of small-scale manufacturing jobs in Zaatari alongside sharing design innovations, creating equitable distribution networks, and gathering data on health behaviors, through the use of digital technologies.

该项目还计划与与手工卫生的新产品合作开发吉瓦丹,世界上最大的风味和香水供应商。

3D打印符合全球PPE短缺

在大流行期间,许多3D印刷公司和组织都加强了,以将PPE供应的差距弥补给医院,养老院和其他关键工作者领域。

6月,匈牙利3D打印机制造商Craftbot宣布发射康沃尔郡快速的本地制造中心(RLM)在英国,为了支持全国性的大流行期间为工人生产PPE的努力。该中心还将作为那些寻求支持和指导的人使用自己的3D打印机生产PPE的信息中心。

同时,3D打印机和材料制造商光中心was awarded a contract by the UK government tomanufacture over 7.6 million 3D printed face shields在接下来的六个月中。

在危机期间,欧洲添加剂制造协会(CECIMO)和美国卫生与公共服务部(HHS)之类的人(HHS)打电话给3D打印行业协调对大流行的反应,而公共Google表设置为了收集来自全球的制造商,以提供其3D打印服务。

由类似的倡议组织formlabs, whereby a support network connecting available makers to projects in need of production was set up in aTwitter帖子

Photocentric has been contracted by the UK government to produce more than 3.6 million pieces of PPE, which will be used to support frontline NHS staff. Image via Photocentric.
Photocentric has been contracted by the UK government to produce more than 3.6 million pieces of PPE, which will be used to support frontline NHS staff. Image via Photocentric.

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Featured image shows The Diamond Building at the University of Sheffield. A multidisciplinary teaching space for engineering and the home of the university’s makerspace iForge. Photo via sheffield.ac.uk.