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[Nebraska] Innovation Studio Coordinating Army Of Makers For Ppe [Personal Protective Equipment] Projects, Deann Gayman
[Nebraska] Innovation Studio Coordinating Army Of Makers For Ppe [Personal Protective Equipment] Projects, Deann Gayman
Nebraska Innovation Studio
Nebraska Innovation Studio coordinating army of makers for personal protective equipment (PPE) projects.
While assembling up to 1,800 face shields (https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/nebraska-umakers- step-up-to-equip-healers/) a day, staff at Nebraska Innovation Studio (https://innovationstudio.unl.edu/nebraska-innovation-studio) are also assisting coordination of an army of community workers and volunteers to make more personal protective equipment, namely gowns for first responders and fabric masks for essential workers.
After the success of the face shield project, Innovation Studio staff started fielding requests for new projects — chief among them: protective gowns for first responders.
“The Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department heard about the (face shield) project …
Nebraska U Makers Step Up To Equip Healers, Deann Gayman
Nebraska U Makers Step Up To Equip Healers, Deann Gayman
Nebraska Innovation Studio
Nebraska University makers step up to equip healers.
Nebraska Innovation Studio is closed to the public, but its leaders and members are working around the clock to produce face shields for hospitals across the state.
Personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages have been well documented throughout the United States as COVID-19 has spread rapidly. That trend is also hitting Nebraska, where hospitals arestarting to run short.
Through 3-D printing and partnerships with local businesses and individuals, a team at Nebraska Innovation Studio and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has already manufactured more than 150 face shields for the University of Nebraska Medical …