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5 March 2021 The application of MJF in the design of 3D printed nasal mid-turbinate swabs for the detection of COVID-19
Brandon L. Shen, Carlee Weber, David Scuba, Brandon T. Powell, Nick Sanford, Daniel R. Scuba, Richard Shen
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Abstract
This study evaluated the feasibility of various 3D printed mid-turbinate swab designs in terms of both manufacturability and liquid retention. Earlier studies showed that mid-turbinate swab testing was a preferred SARS-CoV2 test method[1]. We chose to use HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) for manufacturing due to the need for rapid, cost-effective production. For each of the swab designs, we looked at their ability to hold fluid. The assumption was that the larger the test sample, the more likely the test would be accurate. We then looked at the manufacturing yield of each swab. After investigating each design configuration's liquid retention, quality, and production yield, we ranked these swabs based on three metrics: 3D print quality, post-print process quality, and sample collection efficiency. We found that our "wavy design" topped all three metrics.
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Brandon L. Shen, Carlee Weber, David Scuba, Brandon T. Powell, Nick Sanford, Daniel R. Scuba, and Richard Shen "The application of MJF in the design of 3D printed nasal mid-turbinate swabs for the detection of COVID-19", Proc. SPIE 11626, Photonic Diagnosis, Monitoring, Prevention, and Treatment of Infections and Inflammatory Diseases 2021, 1162610 (5 March 2021); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2584471
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KEYWORDS
Computer aided design

3D printing

Clinical trials

Manufacturing

Personal protective equipment

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