Quantitative Analysis of 68 3D Printed Face Shields and Masks for COVID-19

A study analyzing 37 face shields and 31 face masks suitable for fused filament fabrication during the COVID-19 pandemic. The underlying data documents fabrication factors such as filament use, print time, and geometric qualities. The data supports research by James I. Novak published via Emerald Open Research.

Use Cases

• Compare fabrication efficiency based on documented print time and filament use.
• Analyze design characteristics based on recorded geometric qualities.
• Benchmark 3D printed personal protective equipment (PPE) designs for fused filament fabrication.

Strengths

• Data supports a peer-reviewed study with a DOI (10.35241/emeraldopenres.13815.1).
• Analysis covers 68 distinct PPE items (37 shields, 31 masks).
• Documents multiple fabrication perspectives including time and material use.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to its COVID-19 context.

Provenance

Source

James I. Novak

Collection Method

Analysis of 3D printed face shields and masks from a fabrication perspective.

Time Range

COVID-19 pandemic period