An open-source powered and ergonomic personal protective respirator for frontline COVID-19 response

Intending to shield front-liners who are currently exposed to COVID-19, and because of the lack of proper powered air-purifying respirator, this study shows the design and development of an open-source ergonomic respirator with a washable filter. This device has an estimated working time of 12 h, an...

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Main Authors: Emanuel Martinez Villanueva, Rafiq Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:HardwareX
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468067221000523