WHAT ARE WE DOING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?
During the period of social isolation, our team has worked on several fronts in the struggle against COVID-19:
HYGIAL PROJECT
Womenin3Dprinting and Mao3d partnership
Professor Dr Elizete Kunkel, coordinator of Mao3D, is also the ambassador for the Brazil and Latin America chapter of the Womein3Dprinting movement. This group conceived the creation of the Hígia face shield by 3D printing. Occupational Therapist, Master in Technological Innovation and responsible for the technical area of Mao3D Tainara Bina , Psychologist Sandra Rodrigues and undergraduate students Thamires Verri and Laura Passoni , worked on optimizing a more suitable open source model that resulted in open source design, of the Hygienic Model. The model was made in partnership with Hospital São Paulo and Dr João Alésio Perfeito, who validated and helped adapt the model to medical needs to later be distributed and donated to medical institutions and their employees during the pandemic (150,000).
Updated versions of this protector's files are freely available for printing.
We work as a Printing Hub of Vale do Paraíba and Piracicaba, bringing together and guiding a wonderful group of makers from the region who helped us to print hundreds of face protectors for the cities of Vale do Paraíba, São Paulo countryside and some coastal cities.
Sandra Rodrigues and Elizete Kunkel also worked at the Health Project Coordination, together with Dra Maira Vasquez, in fundraising, partnerships, logistics and distribution of Higia protectors, together with other coordinators and volunteer collaborators and supporters from all over Brazil. Dr Elizabeth Rodrigues also worked in constant contact with hospitals and health teams.
MAO3D PROJECT AGAINST COVID-19
ACTIVITIES IN PROCESS
In addition to the partnership described above, Mao3d is acting independently in its Research Center of the Mao3D ICT Laboratory - UNIFESP in the following lines of research:
Development of respirator adapters for ICU equipment in conjunction with medical advice (Laura Passoni)
Development of masks made by 3D printing to use with filters and alternative technologies to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus (Thamires Verri)
Writing of articles and scientific research to contribute to the great demand for articles related to the pandemic and COVID-19.