Opinion to address the personal protective equipment shortage in the global community during the COVID-19 outbreak
Opinion to address the personal protective equipment shortage in the global community during the COVID-19 outbreak
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DOI：
10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2020.109162
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发表时间：
2020-06-01
影响因子：
5.9
通讯作者：
Celina, Mathew
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作者：
Dargaville, Tim;Spann, Kirsten;Celina, Mathew
当前的COVID-19大流行正在使全球口罩和个人防护设备（PPE）的供应紧张。许多国家的生产能力受到严重限制。这是对研发界的呼吁，特别是对那些在聚合物降解和稳定性领域的人。我们不仅有机会，而且有义务与病毒学和生物医学专家进行接触和合作。我们需要对扩展、再利用和可回收性选项进行比较研究与开发。迫切需要大规模的体制办法和方法，使资源有限的非专家能够在当地迅速应用。(C)2020由Elsevier Ltd.出版
The current COVID-19 pandemic is stretching both the global supply for face masks and personal protective equipment (PPE). Production capacity is severely limited in many countries. This is a call for the R&D community, particularly to those in the polymer degradation and stability field. We have not only an opportunity but an obligation to engage and collaborate with virology and bio-medical experts. We require comparative R&D for extended, reuse and recyclability options. There is urgent need for large scale institutional approaches and methods that can be quickly applied locally by non-experts with limited resources. (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd.