Leon Bernal-Alvarez

Dr. Leon Bernal-Alvarez

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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

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

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1 October 2020 in Ceramics International
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SLSandra M. Londoño-Restrepo
Sandra M. Londoño-Restrepo
MHMariana Herrera-Lara
Mariana Herrera-Lara
LBLeon Bernal-Alvarez
Leon Bernal-Alvarez
EREric M. Rivera-Muñoz
Eric M. Rivera-Muñoz
MRMario E. Rodriguez-García
Mario E. Rodriguez-García

2 July 2024 in Surface and Coatings Technology
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LBLeon Bernal-Alvarez
Leon Bernal-Alvarez
CRCristian Felipe Ramirez-Gutierrez
Cristian Felipe Ramirez-Gutierrez
OGOmar Mauricio Gomez-Vazquez
Omar Mauricio Gomez-Vazquez
BCBrandon Alexis Correa-Piña
Brandon Alexis Correa-Piña
LZLuis Fernando Zubieta-Otero
Luis Fernando Zubieta-Otero
MRMario Enrique Rodriguez-Garcia
Mario Enrique Rodriguez-Garcia

15 January 2024 in Journal of Molecular Structure
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LBLeon Bernal-Alvarez
Leon Bernal-Alvarez
PMPorfirio E. Martinez-Munoz
Porfirio E. Martinez-Munoz
ACAngelica M. Castillo-Paz
Angelica M. Castillo-Paz
HGHector D. Garcia-Vazquez
Hector D. Garcia-Vazquez
BMBeatriz M Millán-Malo
Beatriz M Millán-Malo
MRMario E. Rodriguez-Garcia
Mario E. Rodriguez-Garcia

22 August 2023 in Nanomaterials
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OVOmar Gomez Vazquez
Omar Gomez Vazquez
LBLeon Bernal-Alvarez
Leon Bernal-Alvarez
JVJesus I. Velasquez-Miranda
Jesus I. Velasquez-Miranda
MRMario Enrique Rodriguez-Garcia
Mario Enrique Rodriguez-Garcia
The paper studies the changes in physicochemical properties of three types of hydroxyapatite (HAp): HAp-HB (from bovine sources), HAp-SC (chemically synthesized), and bioinspired HAp-SE (synthesized using eggshells) calcined under identical thermally controlled conditions from room temperature to 400, 500, 600, 650, 680, 700, 720, 750, 800, and 900 °C in furnace air. The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) indicated distinct thermal transitions and coalescence phenomena at different temperatures for these samples due to their sources and mineral composition differences. Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) showed that HAp-H (human), HAp-HB (bovine), and HAp-SE (bioinspired) have similar Ca, P, and Mg contents. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed that the coalescence phenomena increased in the crystallite size as the temperature increased. X-Ray diffraction (XRD) patterns revealed partial phase changes in the bioinspired sample (HAp-SE) and crystallite growth in all samples, resulting in full width at the half maximum (FWHM) and peak position alterations. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) showed that HAp-SE exhibited a partial phase change due to dehydroxylation and the presence of functional groups (PO43−, OH, and CO32−) with varying vibrational modes influenced by the obtained method and calcination temperature. Raman spectra of the HAp-SE samples exhibited fluorescence at 400 °C and revealed vibrational modes of surface P-O. It observed the bands of the internal phosphates of the crystal lattice and shifts in the band positions at higher temperatures indicated phosphorus interacting with carbon and oxygen, triggering dehydroxylation.

20 February 2024 in Materials Today Communications
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LBLeon Bernal-Alvarez
Leon Bernal-Alvarez
CRCristian Felipe Ramirez-Gutierrez
Cristian Felipe Ramirez-Gutierrez
BMBeatriz M. Millán-Malo
Beatriz M. Millán-Malo
MRMario Enrique Rodriguez-Garcia
Mario Enrique Rodriguez-Garcia

26 June 2025 in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
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EHEfren Herrera-López
Efren Herrera-López
LZLuis Fernando Zubieta-Otero
Luis Fernando Zubieta-Otero
LBLeon Bernal-Alvarez
Leon Bernal-Alvarez
MRMario E. Rodriguez-Juarez
Mario E. Rodriguez-Juarez
MGMaria M. Garcia-Espino
Maria M. Garcia-Espino
MRMario E. Rodriguez-Garcia
Mario E. Rodriguez-Garcia