{"633670":{"#nid":"633670","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Team Rapidly Prototypes Face Shield for Healthcare Workers","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA team of engineers at Georgia Tech has rapidly prototyped a face shield that could be used by healthcare providers on the front lines battling COVID-19.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERecently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pointed to a shortage of protective masks for healthcare providers nationwide, and these Tech researchers are looking to remedy that.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESaad Bhamla, assistant professor in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and his team developed the shield using low-cost materials and origami principles to connect the pieces. Bhamla\u0026rsquo;s lab explores the development of new experimental tools and techniques, particularly for global health applications. The team\u0026rsquo;s goal is to design and develop items like the face shield that are technologically advanced but inexpensive to produce.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBhamla is encouraged and inspired by the challenges his team is taking on, even with the uncertainties that lie ahead. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a great time to be an engineer,\u0026rdquo; Bhamla said, \u0026ldquo;Since we can leverage rapid fabrication tools to make urgently needed things for front-line care providers.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EToday the prototype is being shared with researchers at Emory University for their feedback.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis isn\u0026rsquo;t the first low-cost device his team has developed. They have also made a 3D-printed portable centrifuge for less than a dollar that is capable of preparing DNA samples for testing, as well as a 20-cent ElectroPen, which has the potential to replace a $10,000 piece of lab equipment for cellular genetic modifications.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech engineers are rapidly prototyping a face shield that could be used by healthcare providers battling COVID-19."}],"uid":"34973","created_gmt":"2020-03-19 12:44:18","changed_gmt":"2022-05-26 17:09:36","author":"Evan Atkinson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-03-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-03-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"633671":{"id":"633671","type":"image","title":"Face_Shield_1","body":null,"created":"1584621979","gmt_created":"2020-03-19 12:46:19","changed":"1584621979","gmt_changed":"2020-03-19 12:46:19","alt":"Georgia Tech Team Rapidly Prototypes Face Shield for Healthcare Workers","file":{"fid":"241126","name":"origami mask 1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/origami%20mask%201.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/origami%20mask%201.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":164667,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/origami%20mask%201.jpg?itok=2tg7Y7aX"}},"633672":{"id":"633672","type":"image","title":"Face_Shield_2","body":null,"created":"1584622010","gmt_created":"2020-03-19 12:46:50","changed":"1584622010","gmt_changed":"2020-03-19 12:46:50","alt":"Georgia Tech Team Rapidly Prototypes Face Shield for Healthcare Workers","file":{"fid":"241127","name":"thumbnail_image003.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thumbnail_image003.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thumbnail_image003.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":218857,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/thumbnail_image003.jpg?itok=jbYEcVm4"}},"633673":{"id":"633673","type":"image","title":"Face_Shield_3","body":null,"created":"1584622191","gmt_created":"2020-03-19 12:49:51","changed":"1584622191","gmt_changed":"2020-03-19 12:49:51","alt":"Georgia Tech Team Rapidly Prototypes Face Shield for Healthcare Workers","file":{"fid":"241128","name":"thumbnail_image002.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thumbnail_image002.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/thumbnail_image002.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":163359,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/thumbnail_image002.jpg?itok=fCGJ-2en"}}},"media_ids":["633671","633672","633673"],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E, Institute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["stephen.norris@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}