This thermoformed mask is for medical professionals in a hospital setting that have access to bacterial/viral filters with at least one 15mm (interior) diameter end.
Ordering Information
For information on ordering Hub Masks contact Robert Thompson of Mississippi Polymer Institute (MPI) at (601) 818-2420.
Materials
Mayku PETG Cast sheets
3D Printed mold for initial casts
More permanent molds if making multiple masks
Tools
Thermoforming Machine
3D printer
Scissors
Estimated time per mask
3D printed mold 13-20 hours
1min 45sec per mold (sheet heated to molded to mold release)
Local quilters and seamstresses jumped in to help make straps
OR staff cut the masks out of the sheets and assembled in-house for hospital staff
Collaboration
This project was a collaboration of medical professionals at Hattiesburg Clinic and Forrest General Hospital (FGH), faculty/staff/students at the University of Southern Mississippi, and community members.
The University of Southern Mississippi Faculty/Staff/Students
Dr. Anna Wan – Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Director Eagle Maker Hub (EMH)
Bryan Ross Porter – Shop Technician EMH
Tori Brulte – USM EMH Student Worker
Dr. Monica Tisack – Director of Mississippi Polymer Institute (MPI)
Ty Posey – Senior Scientist MPI
Robert Thompson – Assistant Director MPI
Sara Bayley – Test Service & Quality Leader MPI
Kevin Vanek – Studio Technician, Adjunct USM School for Performing and Visual Arts
Medical Professionals
Dr. John Fitzpatrick – Nephrologist, President of Hattiesburg Clinic
Dr. Joe Hand Campbell Jr. – Chairman Department of Anesthesiology FGH, Board of Director Hattiesburg Clinic
Dr. Steven W. Stogner – Pulmonologist and Intensivist, Medical Director of Critical Care FGH, Vice President of Hattiesburg Clinic
Dr. Brittany Coberly – Director of Respiratory Therapy FGH
Hattiesburg Community
Pine Belt Quilters: Martha Ginn, Bonnie Bolt, and Sue Helms
