A new 3D-printable mask design, inspired by animal noses, promises easy breathing for users while maintaining similar levels of protection against pathogens found in N95 and surgical masks.

Protective masks are in short supply everywhere. A team at the Medical University of South Carolina is moving fast on a mask design that mimics the N95 surgical mask and is printable on a 3D ...

Can we 3D print a better face mask? How 3D printing can help mitigate PPE supply shortages in future pandemics.

Here, we discuss the latest 3D printed innovations that have emerged from a collaboration between BASF and Natural Machine: customized 3D printed face masks and eye masks. Printing Cosmetic Face Masks ...

Two Incarnate Word Academy (IWA) students and a teacher have joined forces to make about 100 3D masks per week.

I've been dabbling in some basic cosplay for a few years now, but never had the creativity or confidence to actually make my own props and accessories from scratch. Getting into 3D printing has ...

The masks aren't N95 respirators, some of the most sophisticated masks worn by medical professionals, and are better suited for nursing homes than hospitals, Zhou said.

Researchers at MIT and Harvard have incorporated living microbes into 3D-printed objects to make them more dynamic. The underlying resin material is embedded with chemical “instructions” that ...

The CDC is recommending Americans wear masks in public. Here's a pattern so you can make your own at home.

Doctors 3D print parts for new TraumaOne pilot masks TraumaOne pilots were missing a piece to the puzzle with their new masks. With the help of doctors at UF Health they created the piece they needed.