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Collaborators develop 3D printed ventilator that works without electricity
Collaborators from the University of Central Florida and Oregon Health and Science University have developed a 3D printed ventilator that operates without electricity.
Ametek Land releases high-accuracy thermal imaging thermometer
This technology calibrates the thermal image with a blackbody calibration source in real-time to provide a system accuracy of better than 0.5° C and detects small temperature changes induced by a fever.
Startup develops temperature-taking glasses amid COVID-19 pandemic
A startup in China has developed glasses that can measure the temperatures of people within proximity of the wearer.
Manufacturer develops ventilator splitter
The Combi-Ventilate fills a gap in critical medial equipment due to COVID-19 and was developed by a team of mechatronic and software engineers.
Graphene biosensor platform speeds COVID-19 diagnosis
The rapid diagnostic technique recently devised by researchers in South Korea relies on a field-effect transistor-based biosensor that generates results in less than a minute.
DLA develops manufacturing tool for PPE, other equipment in COVID-19 fight
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), which manages the global supply chain, from raw materials to end user, for the U.S. military, has developed an online advanced manufacturing resource to assist with the development of products to use in the fight against COVID-19.
CT data library compiled to support reduced radiation dose research
Researchers can use the publicly accessible library to develop algorithms and enhance imaging hardware to produce peak-quality computed tomography images using low radiation doses.
Standards are freely accessible to support COVID-19 response
Many accredited code and standards developers are providing complimentary access to resources relevant to the design and manufacture of medical equipment, health facilities management and other supply chain issues brought to light by the pandemic.
Watch: UVC system designed to sterilize thousands of masks daily
The power of ultraviolet (UVC) light to effectively inactivate microbes is being exploited to sterilize personal protection equipment needed by those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Microneedle array designed for universal vaccine delivery
The delivery platform can advance efforts to develop universal vaccines and improve global immunization capabilities essential for combating the coronavirus.
Team is transforming manual resuscitators into automated resuscitators
Researchers at the University at Buffalo and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus are turning manual resuscitators into automated resuscitators to fill COVID-19-related supply chain ventilator shortages.
Engineers develop a mobile sanitizer for PPE in a decommissioned shipping container
An engineering team at Michigan Technological University has built a prototype mobile thermal utility (MTU) sanitizer to clean personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by frontline workers battling the coronavirus.
Tarantula venom possible alternative to opioids
A team of researchers from the University of Queensland are turning molecules from tarantula venom into an alternative to opioid pain killers.
Open-access dataset of antiviral chemical compounds may accelerate COVID-19 solutions
CAS, a research division of the American Chemical Society (ACS), is working in collaboration with research and technology organizations from around the world to devise solutions for the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning with the creation of a dataset of chemical compounds with antiviral properties.
One hour to COVID-19 detection with CRISPR-based assay
The rapid test can be performed in any lab using off-the-shelf reagents and is sufficiently sensitive to detect the presence of as few as 10 coronaviruses in a microliter of fluid samples.
Virginia Tech engineers develop emergency ventilator adapters
VT engineers developed and prototyped an adapter that would convert bipap machines into ventilators.
Glass flakes in pharmaceutical packaging could be causing patient deaths
The presence of glass lamellae in borosilicate glass packaging is an issue the pharmaceutical industry is just beginning to properly address.
UK company eyes grounded airplanes as possible hyperbaric chambers for COVID-19 patients
A diving equipment manufacturer out of Cambridge in the U.K. is exploring the possibility of turning grounded airplanes into makeshift hyperbaric oxygen chambers for treating coronavirus patients.
New mask material removes virus-sized nanoparticles
Amid a global face mask shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent disruptions to the supply chain, a team from Queensland University of Technology in Australia has developed a mask that is capable of removing particles under 100 nanometers (nm) — essentially the same size as viruses.
Bumax reduces prices for fasteners used on ventilators
BUMAX has offered to provide companies that are producing much-needed ventilators with at-cost premium fasteners for their devices.