Italian hospital saves Covid-19 patients by 3D printing valves

Re:Italian hospital saves Covid-19 patients by 3D printing v... by kragen on Monday March 16, 2020 @10:54AM (#22593236)

Right, I didn't mean 121° Frankenstein, and I see now that my comment could be misinterpreted as meaning that all common plastics would be fine, when actually I only meant nylon, polydimethylsiloxane, and a few others — and even for nylon I should have been more specific.

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Re:Italian hospital saves Covid-19 patients by 3D printing v... by mattkrause on Monday March 16, 2020 @11:49AM (#22593683)

I was just trying to emphasize that it's a fairly...aggressive process.

You can pasteurize eggs at ~135˚F and they're practically uncooked. The autoclave isn't like that at all--15-20 min at full temp/pressure plus the rampup/down times can do a number on things.

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Re:Italian hospital saves Covid-19 patients by 3D printing v... by kragen on Monday March 16, 2020 @12:09PM (#22593834)

I appreciate you having clarified my comment with your emphasis! It was definitely needed.

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