COVID-19 Evaluating Filtration Efficiency of AM Respirators
Project Overview
There has been a great effort among scientists and engineers to design 3D printed face masks or other alternatives for N95 face masks; however, scientific evaluation is needed to validate their efficacy. Several masks from the leading open-source designs have been 3D printed and delivered to Dr. Linsey Marr's lab for testing. Masks were printed using multiple additive manufacturing processes and materials, including: desktop fused deposition modeling (ABS, PLA), industrial fused deposition modeling (ULTEM), and industrial selective laser sintering (nylon).
Related Publications
L. B. Bezek, J. Pan, C. Harb, C. E. Zawaski, B. Molla, J. R. Kubalak, L. C. Marr, and C. B. Williams, “Additively Manufactured Respirators: Quantifying Particle Transmission and Identifying System-Level Challenges for Improving Filtration Efficiency,” Journal of Manufacturing Systems (2020)