- Ingegneria Industriale & Ingegneria dell’Informazione per il territorio fiorentino
- Edited by Bruno Facchini, Giovanni Ferrara, Rocco Furferi
Progettare la salute: le tecnologie 3D in prima linea per il paziente
- Monica Carfagni
- © 2026 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/979-12-215-0972-4.13
The chapter “Designing Health: 3D Technologies at the Forefront for the Patient” illustrates the use of digital modeling and 3D printing technologies in biomedical and clinical applications. Through collaboration between engineers and physicians, personalized medical devices, anatomical models, and customized surgical tools are developed, enhancing surgical planning, training, and quality of care, with a strong patient-centered and innovation-driven approach.
- Keywords:
- Industrial Engineering,
- University of Florence,
- Department of Industrial Engineering (DIEF),
- Historical development,
- Engineering education,
- Mechanical engineering,
- Energy engineering,
- University–industry collaboration,
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-3393-7014
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Chapter Information
Chapter Title
Progettare la salute: le tecnologie 3D in prima linea per il paziente
Authors
Monica Carfagni
Language
Italian
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0972-4.13
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2026
Copyright Information
© 2026 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Bibliographic Information
Book Title
Ingegneria Industriale & Ingegneria dell’Informazione per il territorio fiorentino
Book Subtitle
Ingegneria Industriale - Volume 1
Editors
Bruno Facchini, Giovanni Ferrara, Rocco Furferi
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
272
Publication Year
2026
Copyright Information
© 2026 Author(s)
Content License
Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0972-4
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0971-7
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0972-4
Series Title
Dialoghi con la società
Series ISSN
2975-0210
Series E-ISSN
2975-0334