Low-cost SARS-CoV-2 vaccine homogenization system for Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vials

Lima, José; Rocha, Luísa; Rocha, Cláudia; Costa, Paulo Gomes da

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Low-cost SARS-CoV-2 vaccine homogenization system for Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vials

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dc.contributor.author	Lima, José
dc.contributor.author	Rocha, Luísa
dc.contributor.author	Rocha, Cláudia
dc.contributor.author	Costa, Paulo Gomes da
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-09T16:24:05Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-09T16:24:05Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.description.abstract	The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has been affecting all sectors worldwide, and efforts have been targeting the enhancement of people’s health and labour conditions of collaborators belonging to healthcare institutions. The recent vaccines emerging against covid-19 are seen as a solution to address the problem that has already killed up to two million people. The preparation of the Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vaccine requires a specific manipulation before its administration. A correct homogenization with saline solution is needed and, therefore, a manual process with a predefined protocol should be accomplished. This action can endanger the operators’ ergonomics due to the repetitive movement of the process. This paper proposes a low-cost prototype incorporating an arduino based embedded system actuating a servomotor to perform an autonomous vials’ homogenization allowing to redirect these healthcare workers to other tasks. Moreover, a contactless start order process was implemented to avoid contact with the operator and, consequently, the contamination. The prototype was successfully tested and recognised, and is being applied during the preparation of the covid-19 vaccines at the hospital pharmacy of Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, E.P.E., Portugal. It can be easily replicated since the source files to assemble it are provided by the authors.	pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorship	The developers of this system thank the pharmacy department of the Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, E.P.E for supporting the implementation, tests and validation of the proposed system. This work is financed by National Funds through the Portuguese funding agency, FCT - Fundac¸ao˜ para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia within project UIDB/50014/2020	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	Lima, José, Rocha, Luísa, Rocha, Claúdia; Costa, Paulo (2021). Low-cost SARS-CoV-2 vaccine homogenization system for Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vials. International Journal of Robotics and Automation. ISSN 2089-4856. 10:4, p. 340-352	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	2089-4856
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10198/27600
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.relation	INESC TEC- Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Covid-19	pt_PT
dc.subject	Homogenization	pt_PT
dc.subject	Pharmacy preparations and compounding	pt_PT
dc.subject	SARS-CoV-2 vaccine	pt_PT
dc.title	Low-cost SARS-CoV-2 vaccine homogenization system for Pfizer-BioNTech covid-19 vials	pt_PT
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oaire.citation.startPage	340	pt_PT
oaire.citation.title	International Journal of Robotics and Automation	pt_PT
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person.givenName	José
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