Colorado Henry A, Mendoza David E, Lin Hua-Tay, Gutierrez-Velasquez Elkin
CCComposites Laboratory, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín, Colombia.
School of Electromechanical Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
J Mater Res Technol. 2022 Jan-Feb;16:1150-1164. doi: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2021.12.044. Epub 2021 Dec 20.
This investigation analyzes the main contributions that additive manufacturing (AM) technology provides to the world in fighting against the pandemic COVID-19 from a materials and applications perspective. With this aim, different sources, which include academic reports, initiatives, and industrial companies, have been systematically analyzed. The AM technology applications include protective masks, mechanical ventilator parts, social distancing signage, and parts for detection and disinfection equipment (Ju, 2020). There is a substantially increased number of contributions from AM technology to this global issue, which is expected to continuously increase until a sound solution is found. The materials and manufacturing technologies in addition to the current challenges and opportunities were analyzed as well. These contributions came from a lot of countries, which can be used as a future model to work in massive collaboration, technology networking, and adaptability, all lined up to provide potential solutions for some of the biggest challenges the human society might face in the future.
本研究从材料和应用的角度分析了增材制造（AM）技术在抗击新冠疫情方面为世界做出的主要贡献。为此，对包括学术报告、倡议和工业公司在内的不同来源进行了系统分析。增材制造技术的应用包括防护口罩、机械呼吸机部件、社交距离标识以及检测和消毒设备的部件（Ju，2020）。增材制造技术对这一全球问题的贡献大幅增加，预计在找到完善的解决方案之前还会持续增加。此外，还分析了材料和制造技术以及当前面临的挑战和机遇。这些贡献来自许多国家，可作为未来大规模合作、技术联网和适应性工作的典范，所有这些都为人类社会未来可能面临的一些最大挑战提供了潜在解决方案。
