PanFab News Stories

News stories that have featured the work of PanFab and its members. Updated 10/222020.

​Report Finds KN95 Masks Not as Effective as N95 Masks. Heathline. 10.12.2020
Includes lessons learned from PanFab's work assessing the quality of KN95 masks. 

Fabricating COVID-19 Solutions. HMS News. 09.03.2020.
Describes PanFab's inception and efforts around multiple projects.

A User's Guide To Masks: What's Best At Protecting Others (And Yourself). NPR.  07.01.2020. 
Includes comments on KN95 respirators from team member Avilash Cramer. 
HST students share their reflections on responding to Covid-19.  HST News. IMES news. 06.02.2020. 
Reflections from team members Aditi Gupta, Deborah Plana, MJ Antonini, Avilash Cramer, Malia McAvoy, Lyla Atta.
​New Face Shields Protect Health Care Workers from COVID-19. Brigham Health Hub. 04.22.2020.
Featuring our face shield clinical testing and distribution. Related news stories from WCVB, WBZ, NBC-10, WHDH, and Boston 25. 
​Bridging the gap between clinicians and engineers. MIT McGovern Institute, 04.06.2020. 
Featuring our face shield prototyping and manufacturing efforts.

Seeking to solve a shortage. MIT Department of Nuclear Science & Engineering. 04.2020. 
Summarizing our study on gamma irradiation for sterilization.
​Coronavirus Testing Booth At Brigham And Women’s Hospital Helps Conserve Protective Gear. CBS Boston. 04.01.2020.
Highlighting our working with COVID-19 testing booths to preserve PPE.
​With 3D printing, Middleboro makerspace combats coronavirus medical supply shortage. 03.29.2020. 
Interview with our PanFab prototyping and 3D printing partners. 

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