The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Engineering Design and the Sustainability of the New Developed Products
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 1294
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Interests: 3D CAD modelling; engineering education; creativity and sustainability; innovative design methods; design for additive manufacturing; biomechanical engineering; digital manufacturing for industry 4.0; sustainable product development; inclusive products
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The fight against the COVID pandemic is a call to all fields of scientific research, not only to medical and public security experts. Engineers can contribute to the development or optimization of solutions that would allow us to detect, cure, and contain the spread of this subtle disease.
Ideas and new approaches for the optimization of existing products such as protective masks, assisted breathing devices, diagnostic systems, or medical organizations and procedures have greatly multiplied. A variety of technologies are being brought to the test field for the design and rapid development of new products. Provided that there is a lesson to be learned from the present situation, it is important to take advantage of this large effort and evaluate the potential of these new technologies from the perspective of development speed, time to market, and sustainability.
Original manuscripts exploring practical case studies of innovation, development, and / or optimization of medical or everyday use products, highlighting the aspects related to design choices (green design methods, materials, recyclability, ease of disposal) are invited. Case studies focusing on the description of the new development paradigm are also welcome, considering as significant aspects the proposal of rapid, innovative, and sustainable solutions also at the level of engineering education for sustainability.
Dr. Barbara Motyl
Dr. Gabriele Baronio
Prof. Dr. Francisco Cavas Martinez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Design for COVID -19
- Medical device Design
- CAD, CAM, CAE
- Product innovation strategies
- Eco-design methods and eco-designed products
- Design for disassembly
- Product reuse, remanufacturing, and recycling
- Product end-of-life management
- Sustainability assessment of products and manufacturing processes
- LCA of products
- Life cycle engineering and related topics
