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Opinion to address the personal protective equipment shortage in the global community during the COVID-19 outbreak

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Abstract The current COVID-19 pandemic is stretching the global supply situation for face masks and PPE beyond production capacity. This is a call for the R&D community, particularly in the… Click to show full abstract

Abstract The current COVID-19 pandemic is stretching the global supply situation for face masks and PPE beyond production capacity. This is a call for the R&D community, particularly in the polymer degradation and stability arena, to engage and collaborate with virology and bio-medical experts. We require comparative R&D for extended, reuse and recyclability options, as well as large scale approaches and methods that could quickly be applied on the local level by the public who are not experts and may only have limited resources.

Keywords: address personal; equipment shortage; community; personal protective; protective equipment; opinion address

Journal Title: Polymer Degradation and Stability
Year Published: 2020

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