{"id":1935,"date":"2020-04-01T09:40:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T09:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-professor-using-3d-printing-to-produce-face-shields-fight-the-coronavirus-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2021-03-29T12:54:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T16:54:15","slug":"marymount-professor-using-3d-printing-to-produce-face-shields-fight-the-coronavirus-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-professor-using-3d-printing-to-produce-face-shields-fight-the-coronavirus-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Marymount professor using 3D printing to produce face shields, fight the coronavirus pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In recent years, 3D printing has emerged as a manufacturing solution for countless areas of everyday life, from producing musical instruments to housing structures and even prosthetic limbs. Now, it’s in the spotlight for its potential to protect medical professionals from exposure to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).<\/p>\n
Marymount University professor Dr. Eric Bubar is getting in on the action, with hopes of utilizing his unique skills to make a difference. A longtime provider of 3D printed upper-limb assistive devices, he is now shifting his focus to creating 3D printed, reusable face shields for use at hospitals in Washington, D.C., New York and beyond.<\/p>\n
“It has been quite an adventure to build up a nationwide distribution network to meet the needs that are out there, all while turning my home into a 3D printing farm,” Dr. Bubar reflected. “As fast as I crank them out, they’re scooped up by medical providers!”<\/p>\n