TY - CHAP

T1 - Development of 3D-printed (FFF) devices to fight COVID-19 transmission

AU - Pais, A. I.

AU - Castro Pires, Vasco

AU - Ferreira, C.

AU - Silva, V.

AU - Alves, J. Lino

AU - Bastos, J. A.

AU - Belinha, J.

PY - 2021/10/19

Y1 - 2021/10/19

N2 - This work consists on the description of the development process of several devices to prevent COVID-19 spread in common places such as door handlers and sanitizer dispensers. In order to obtain functional prototypes as fast as possible, the Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) process was used. The chosen material to print the devices was Polylactic acid (PLA), as well as other anti-bacterial polymers. The mechanical functioning of the devices was validated using numerical simulation with the finite element method. The solutions obtained proved to be efficient, functional, and to present a lower cost than already available solutions.

AB - This work consists on the description of the development process of several devices to prevent COVID-19 spread in common places such as door handlers and sanitizer dispensers. In order to obtain functional prototypes as fast as possible, the Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) process was used. The chosen material to print the devices was Polylactic acid (PLA), as well as other anti-bacterial polymers. The mechanical functioning of the devices was validated using numerical simulation with the finite element method. The solutions obtained proved to be efficient, functional, and to present a lower cost than already available solutions.

UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003217152

U2 - 10.1201/9781003217152

DO - 10.1201/9781003217152

M3 - Chapter

SN - 9781003217152

BT - CRC Press

ER -