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Montana Tech 3D-prints coronavirus masks, face shields for frontline workers

April 15, 2020 /

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An interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers at Montana Technical University is bringing its tools and various fields of expertise to the effort to get personal protective equipment to clinicians who are treating patients with COVID-19 on the front lines.

As the novel coronavirus continues to spread, demand for face shields, along with N95 masks and other protective equipment, has skyrocketed.

Karen Sullivan, Butte-Silver Bow health officer, said she was worried that “PPE shortages might affect us locally, especially caregivers in long-term care and assisted-living settings.”