Título: | DESIGN FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: DEVELOPMENT OF PPE FOR HEALTH EMERGENCIES | ||||||||||||
Autor: |
ROBERTO TAKAO YAMAKI |
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Colaborador(es): |
JORGE ROBERTO LOPES DOS SANTOS - Orientador JOAO VICTOR AZEVEDO DE MENEZES CORREIA DE MELO - Coorientador |
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Catalogação: | 17/FEV/2025 | Língua(s): | PORTUGUESE - BRAZIL |
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Tipo: | TEXT | Subtipo: | THESIS | ||||||||||
Notas: |
[pt] Todos os dados constantes dos documentos são de inteira responsabilidade de seus autores. Os dados utilizados nas descrições dos documentos estão em conformidade com os sistemas da administração da PUC-Rio. [en] All data contained in the documents are the sole responsibility of the authors. The data used in the descriptions of the documents are in conformity with the systems of the administration of PUC-Rio. |
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Referência(s): |
[pt] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=69401&idi=1 [en] https://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/projetosEspeciais/ETDs/consultas/conteudo.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=69401&idi=2 |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.17771/PUCRio.acad.69401 | ||||||||||||
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The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented global public
health crisis, impacting virtually all aspects of human life and catalyzing research
on personal protective equipment (PPE). Due to the shortage of PPE for frontline
workers, various local manufacturing initiatives emerged, using additive
manufacturing as a way to mitigate the lack of these essential supplies. This work
presents the contextualization of the pandemic, highlighting its impact not only on
the general population but especially on the work of healthcare professionals in
Rio de Janeiro. It also demonstrates strategies observed worldwide to address the
PPE shortage caused by high demand and disruptions in supply chains. The work
presents the tools and methodologies used in the research and development of
three PPEs, using the Research through Design (RtD) methodology to evaluate
and document each step, with additive manufacturing as a fundamental tool for
their production. Using different 3D printing technologies, the research generated
numerous prototypes, which served to iterate the design of the three products: a
face shield with embedded technology aimed at Community Health Workers, and
two respiratory protection masks that use surgical mask fabric as a filtering
medium. The thesis details each design decision made throughout the work and
reflects on the potential for future research and applications of additive
manufacturing in the healthcare field, in terms of innovation and decentralized
production. As an outcome, this work presents the beginning of research on the
manufacturing of mask filters, using a machine built with common and accessible
tools.
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