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Plastics medical products save lives Coronavirus pandemic

11-Apr-20

Plastics are plating a key role in protecting healthcare workers and members of society during the coronavirus pandemic.

许多政府机构,包括在美国纽约州和缅因州在内的许多政府机构都停止了对一次性塑料(例如零售购物袋)实施禁令的计划,因为它们比经常重复使用的织物载体不太可能传播细菌。其他人则不受禁止扩展的聚苯乙烯食品容器,因为它们无疑是餐馆外卖和家居送货食品的套餐。

There is a spike in demand for plastic-intensive products like housings and parts for medical gear such as respirators and ventilators, as well as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers such as masks, gowns, and goggles. Other standard plastic medical products continue to help the fight – from polycarbonate syringes and intravenous components, to polyvinyl chloride medical tubing and blood bags.
3D printing has also helped develop critical components. Recently, an Italian 3D printing start-up called Issinova, reverse-engineered a valve for a ventilator machine, and within hours was able to produce replacements for out-of-stock valves that helped to save the lives of several people in a hospital in Brescia. The company several Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) machines to 3D print a plastic valve at a cost of about $1 per part. The original part costs about $11,000, according to the report. 3D printed plastic parts will help meet demand of medical components in short supply.

Carefully formulated plastic compounds are also helping the cause. Patented oxidised copper when compounded with different types of resins, yields a material that can kill bacteria. Press-moulded solid surface countertops and tables have been proven to dramatically reduce the incidence of Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs), such as staph infections. Testing is on to impregnate the plastic-copper additive in fabrics (such as bed linens, hospital gowns or face masks) to confirm its effectiveness against the Covid-19 virus.

Others have long been incorporating antimicrobial additives into plastic compounds to reduce the transmission of various diseases.

资料来源医学塑料新闻

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