The U.S. military is 3D-printing face shields, designing reusable plastic N95 masks and sewing surgical masks to increase the supply of critical medical equipment.

3D FACE MASKS: This family-owned dental lab is helping local hospitals and health care workers battling the COVID-19 outbreak by designing PPE face masks similar to N95 masks.

With that and other critical details in mind, a University at Buffalo-led research team is developing plans to 3D print safe, effective and reusable N95-like respirators.

Two girl entrepreneurs in the East Bay are doing what they can to help front line workers during the coronavirus outbreak thanks to in part to their 3-D printer and their entrepreneurial spirit!