Table 2.

Antimicrobial Agents and Their Potential Use in Additive Manufacturing in the Fight Against Pandemics

Antimicrobial agent	AM method	Potential uses
Cu	FDM, DMLS	Door openers,23 switches, high-touch surfaces
Ag	FDM, DMLS	Venturi valves, door openers, respirators
Quaternary ammonium compounds	SLA	Venturi valves
Antimicrobial drug powder	FDM, SLS	Oxygen valves, face shields, face masks

AM, additive manufacturing; DMLS, direct metal laser sintering; FDM, fused deposition modeling; SLA, stereolithography; SLS, selective laser sintering.