Updates/News
6/14/20
A message from the American College of Surgeons - Overall, “elastomeric masks provide a more durable, less costly option for health care workers.”
https://www.facs.org/media/press-releases/2020/reusable-masks-061220
6/13/20
While increasing number of masks are landing in our oceans, it’s more imperative that we look toward reusable methods.
https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/08/more-masks-than-jellyfish-coronavirus-waste-ends-up-in-ocean?__twitter_impression=true
5/2/20
10k Pneumasks are being distributed in Belgium this week and next week! Congrats to our international partners!
https://www.ln24.be/2020-05-02/des-masques-de-snorkeling-pour-pallier-la-penurie-en-belgique
1600 Pneumasks are also currently being deployed to clinicians at various institutions across the U.S.
5/1/20
Watch the KQED coverage on Pneumask and other COVID19 projects from our lab!
https://www.kqed.org/news/11815688/contact-tracing-federal-aid-for-businesses-stanford-engineer-makes-masks
4/29/20
Read our story on Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/04/29/stanford-mask-ppe-scuba-pneumask/
Read our story on SF Chronicle:
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/The-finest-minds-in-the-world-Bay-Area-15232745.php
Read our story on ABC news:
https://abc7news.com/amp/ppe-covid-19-shortages-scuba-gear/6139177/
Our preprint is live!
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.24.20078907v1
4/27/20
BIC and Decathlon have joined the coalition in helping with the next wave of deployment.
4/14/20
With the support from Boston Scientific and Medtronic, we’ve shipped the first 100 pilot units to clinicians for long-term ergonomic testing.
4/9/20
Read the story about Pneumask from Statnews.