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Alessia Romani

Western University

1151 Richmond St

London, N6A 3K7

Canada

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

5

DOWNLOADS

288

TOTAL CITATIONS

2

Ideas:
“  I'm currently working at the intersection of design research and materials engineering for additive manufacturing and the circular economy.  ”

Scholarly Papers (5)

1.
Downloads 109 (649,907)
Citation 2

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3-D printing, Recycling, Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF), Fused Granular Fabrication (FGF), Distributed Recycling for Additive Manufacturing (DRAM), Mechanical properties

2.

Potential of Polycarbonate-based Stained Glass Window Retrofits for Cooling Load Reduction in Hot Climates

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 19 Nov 2025
Western University, Western University, Western University and Western University
Downloads 69 (883,195)

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energy conservation, windows, distributed manufacturing, cooling load, building energy modeling, additive manufacturing

3.

3d-Printable Pva-Based Inks Filled with Leather Particle Scraps for Uv-Assisted Direct Ink Writing: Characterization and Printability

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 Dec 2024
Polytechnic University of Milan, Western University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Polytechnic University of Milan and Polytechnic University of Milan
Downloads 40 (1,183,237)

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Material Extrusion (MEX), recycling, Polymer composites, Mechanical properties, Bio-based, Additive manufacturing

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Design, Fabrication, and Validation of Cost-effective Customizable 3-D Printed Phase-Change Material-based Thermal Energy Storage Modules

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 24 Jan 2026 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2026
Western University, Western University, Western University, Western University and Western University
Downloads 37 (1,236,159)

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Additive manufacturing, Thermal energy storage (TES), Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF), Phase Change Material (PCM), Open source hardware, Heat transfer, Thermal battery

5.

Emerging Materials for Transition: A Taxonomy Proposal from a Design Perspective

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 09 Jan 2024
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Western University and Polytechnic University of Milan
Downloads 33 (1,277,121)

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taxonomy, emerging materials, environmental sustainability, circularity, transition, materials design