Luca Fontana

Istituto Nazionale per l'Assicurazione Contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro, National Research Council

Papers

Total Citations

H-Index

About

Luca Fontana is a multidisciplinary researcher whose work bridges occupational health, biomedical nanotechnology, and technology-assisted rehabilitation. His most influential contribution, "Biomedical nanotechnology: Occupational views" (2019), has garnered 67 citations and reflects his commitment to understanding the workplace safety implications of emerging nanomaterials in medical contexts — a critical concern as nanotechnology becomes increasingly integrated into clinical practice. Alongside his nanotechnology research, Fontana has pursued innovative approaches to post-stroke rehabilitation, exploring how virtual reality and multimedia technologies can be harnessed to improve patient outcomes. His 2014 paper on enhancing awareness and personification through VR during stroke rehabilitation and his 2016 work focusing on patient-centered virtual reality applications demonstrate a consistent philosophy: that technology should be designed around the patient experience, not merely as an engineering achievement. These contributions helped shift conversation in the rehabilitation research community toward human-centered design principles. Fontana's body of work reveals a researcher driven by real-world impact — whether protecting workers from nanomaterial hazards or restoring independence to stroke survivors — making his scholarship both socially engaged and scientifically rigorous.