Antonio Fiorentino

Dr. Antonio Fiorentino


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Academic Career Length

19Years (2008-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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11 April 2008 in International Journal of Material Forming
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Elisabetta Ceretti
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Antonio Fiorentino
Claudio GiardiniClaudio Giardini
Claudio Giardini

8 September 2015 in Fire Technology
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Manuela NeriManuela Neri
Manuela Neri
DLD. Luscietti
D. Luscietti
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Antonio Fiorentino
Mariagrazia PilotelliMariagrazia Pilotelli
Mariagrazia Pilotelli

15 February 2020 in The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
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ACAlessandro Colpani
Alessandro Colpani
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Antonio Fiorentino
ECElisabetta Ceretti
Elisabetta Ceretti

1 January 2018 in AIP Conference Proceedings
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Alessandro Colpani
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Antonio Fiorentino
ECElisabetta Ceretti
Elisabetta Ceretti
Additive Manufacturing (AM) differs from traditional manufacturing technologies by its ability to handle complex shapes with great design flexibility. These features make the technique suitable to fabricate customized components, particularly answering specific custom needs. Although AM mainly referred to prototyping, nowadays the interest in direct manufacturing of actual parts is growing. This article shows the application of AM within the project 3DP-4H&W (3D Printing for Health & Wealth) which involves engineers and physicians for developing pediatric custom-made medical devices to enhance the fulfilling of the patients specific needs. In the project, two types of devices made of a two-component biocompatible silicone are considered. The first application (dental field) consists in a device for cleft lip and palate. The second one (audiological field) consists in an acoustic prosthesis. The geometries of the devices are based on the anatomy of the patient that is obtained through a 3D body scan process. For both devices, two different approaches were planned, namely direct AM and indirect Rapid Tooling (RT). In particular, direct AM consists in the FDM processing of silicone, while RT consists in molds FDM fabrication followed by silicone casting. This paper presents the results of the RT method that is articulated in different phases: the acquisition of the geometry to be realized, the design of the molds taking into account the casting feasibility (as casting channel, vents, part extraction), the realization of molds produced through AM, molds surface chemical finishing, pouring and curing of the silicone. The fabricated devices were evaluated by the physicians team that confirmed the effectiveness of the proposed procedure in fabricating the desired devices. Moreover, the procedure can be used as a general method to extend the range of applications to any custom-made device for anatomic districts, especially where complex shapes are present (as tracheal or maxillary prostheses).

21 December 2016 in International Journal of Material Forming
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Antonio Fiorentino
GFG.C. Feriti
G.C. Feriti
ECE. Ceretti
E. Ceretti
Claudio GiardiniClaudio Giardini
Claudio Giardini

19 December 2017 in Fire Technology
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Manuela NeriManuela Neri
Manuela Neri
DLD. Luscietti
D. Luscietti
AFAntonio Fiorentino
Antonio Fiorentino
Mariagrazia PilotelliMariagrazia Pilotelli
Mariagrazia Pilotelli