The hygiene station has a sensor-based disinfectant dispenser via a contactless operation. The principle can be applied for dispensing wipes and masks.

Hygiene Station

- Hygiene Shield + Glassafe: Transparent acrylic barrier for public settings where cross-contamination is common, have been implemented into retail stores
- Sanitizer Station: an example is the Umdash Hygeine Station to be utilized by the public in normal settings

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- Face Masks
- Face Shields
-Environmental Precautions
- Gloves

Types of PPE

Allam, M., Cai, S., Ganesh, S., Venkatesan, M., Doodhwala, S., Song, Z., . . . Coskun, A. F. (2020). COVID-19 Diagnostics, Tools, and Prevention. Diagnostics, 10(6), 409. doi:10.3390/diagnostics10060409

https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/6/409

COVID-19 Diagnostics, Tools, and Prevention

- N95: best-known respirator against the virus in the form of a mask
-  Surgical masks: used by healthcare professionals in the absence of N95 masks
- Surgical Masks with FPR: surgical masks fitted with 9-10 air-conditioning filters
- Pneumask: Stanford designed face-mask with a snorkel-like design
- PAPR Mask:  powered air-purifying respirator attached to surgical masks


Face Masks

- Prusa Face Shield: The Prusa Printer face shield can protect clinical personnel when other FDA-approved face shields aren't present
- GA Tech Face Shield: The Georgia Tech 3D-printed rigid frame with a disposable face shield design
- MIT Face Shield: MIT and Georgia Tech produced this origami disposable face shield

Face  Shields

Environmental Precautions

Gloves are used to protect personnel from being exposed to pathogens, said gloves need to be disposed and replaced in order to prevent the spread of microorganisms. However, not all gloves block the penetration of the virus and COVID-19 droplets.

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