A Cross University-Led COVID-19 Rapid-Response Effort: Design, Build, and Distribute Drexel AJFlex Face Shields.

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Title:	A Cross University-Led COVID-19 Rapid-Response Effort: Design, Build, and Distribute Drexel AJFlex Face Shields.
Authors:	THROCKMORTON, AMY L.¹ (AUTHOR) alt82@drexel.edu, BASS, ELLEN J.¹ (AUTHOR), FERRICK, BRYAN¹ (AUTHOR), RAMAKRISHNAN, ARUN¹ (AUTHOR), EICHMANN, SCOTT¹ (AUTHOR), CATUCCI, NICHOLAS¹ (AUTHOR), ESHELMAN, BRADLEY¹ (AUTHOR), MCNAMARA, JOHN¹ (AUTHOR), SUNDQUIST, ERIK¹ (AUTHOR), BEATSON, NATHAN¹ (AUTHOR), HIRSCHHORN, MATTHEW¹ (AUTHOR), MENON, POOJA¹ (AUTHOR), DATNER, ELIZABETH¹ (AUTHOR), STEVENS, RANDY¹ (AUTHOR), MARCOLONGO, MICHELE¹ (AUTHOR)
Source:	Annals of Biomedical Engineering. Mar2021, Vol. 49 Issue 3, p950-958. 9p.
Abstract:	The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how a new cross-community leadership team came together, collaborated, coordinated across academic units with external community partners, and executed a joint mission to address the unmet clinical need for medical face shields during these unprecedented times. Key aspects of this success include the ability to forge and leverage new opportunities, overcome challenges, adapt to changing constraints, and serve the significant need across the Philadelphia region and healthcare systems. We teamed to design-build durable face shields (AJFlex Shields). This was accomplished by high-volume manufacturing via injection molding and by 3-D printing the key headband component that supports the protective shield. Partnering with industry collaborators and civic-minded community allies proved to be essential to bolster production and deliver approximately 33,000 face shields to more than 100 organizations in the region. Our interdisciplinary team of engineers, clinicians, product designers, manufacturers, distributors, and dedicated volunteers is committed to continuing the design-build effort and providing Drexel AJFlex Shields to our communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how a new cross-community leadership team came together, collaborated, coordinated across academic units with external community partners, and executed a joint mission to address the unmet clinical need for medical face shields during these unprecedented times. Key aspects of this success include the ability to forge and leverage new opportunities, overcome challenges, adapt to changing constraints, and serve the significant need across the Philadelphia region and healthcare systems. We teamed to design-build durable face shields (AJFlex Shields). This was accomplished by high-volume manufacturing via injection molding and by 3-D printing the key headband component that supports the protective shield. Partnering with industry collaborators and civic-minded community allies proved to be essential to bolster production and deliver approximately 33,000 face shields to more than 100 organizations in the region. Our interdisciplinary team of engineers, clinicians, product designers, manufacturers, distributors, and dedicated volunteers is committed to continuing the design-build effort and providing Drexel AJFlex Shields to our communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	00906964
DOI:	10.1007/s10439-021-02743-w