Levi Felix

Dr. Levi Felix

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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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16 June 2020 in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
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LFLevi Felix
Levi Felix
RTRaphael M. Tromer
Raphael M. Tromer
PAPedro A. S. Autreto
Pedro A. S. Autreto
LJLuiz Antonio Ribeiro Junior
Luiz Antonio Ribeiro Junior
DGDouglas Galvao
Douglas Galvao

1 February 2020 in Carbon
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LFLevi Felix
Levi Felix
CWCristiano F. Woellner
Cristiano F. Woellner
DGDouglas Galvao
Douglas Galvao

1 July 2020 in MRS Advances
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LFLevi Felix
Levi Felix
VGVladimir Gaál
Vladimir Gaál
CWCristiano F. Woellner
Cristiano F. Woellner
VRVarlei Rodrigues
Varlei Rodrigues
DGDouglas Galvao
Douglas Galvao

1 March 2022 in Physica B: Condensed Matter
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LFLevi Felix
Levi Felix
RTRaphael M. Tromer
Raphael M. Tromer
CWCristiano F. Woellner
Cristiano F. Woellner
CTChandra S. Tiwary
Chandra S. Tiwary
DGDouglas Galvao
Douglas Galvao

19 March 2022 in Materials
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Amadeus Cavalcanti Salvador de AlcântaraAmadeus Cavalcanti Salvador de Alcântara
Amadeus Cavalcanti Salvador de Alcântara
LFLevi Felix
Levi Felix
DGDouglas Galvao
Douglas Galvao
PSPaulo Solllero
Paulo Solllero
MSMunir S Skaf
Munir S Skaf
At the molecular scale, bone is mainly constituted of type-I collagen, hydroxyapatite, and water. Different fractions of these constituents compose different composite materials that exhibit different mechanical properties at the nanoscale, where the bone is characterized as a fiber, i.e., a bundle of mineralized collagen fibrils surrounded by water and hydroxyapatite in the extra-fibrillar volume. The literature presents only models that resemble mineralized collagen fibrils, including hydroxyapatite in the intra-fibrillar volume only, and lacks a detailed prescription on how to devise such models. Here, we present all-atom bone molecular models at the nanoscale, which, differently from previous bone models, include hydroxyapatite both in the intra-fibrillar volume and in the extra-fibrillar volume, resembling fibers in bones. Our main goal is to provide a detailed prescription on how to devise such models with different fractions of the constituents, and for that reason, we have made step-by-step scripts and files for reproducing these models available. To validate the models, we assessed their elastic properties by performing molecular dynamics simulations that resemble tensile tests, and compared the computed values against the literature (both experimental and computational results). Our results corroborate previous findings, as Young’s Modulus values increase with higher fractions of hydroxyapatite, revealing all-atom bone models that include hydroxyapatite in both the intra-fibrillar volume and in the extra-fibrillar volume as a path towards realistic bone modeling at the nanoscale.

24 January 2023 in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
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MMMurilo Moreira
Murilo Moreira
LFLevi Felix
Levi Felix
ECEmmanuel Cottancin
Emmanuel Cottancin
MPMichel Pellarin
Michel Pellarin
DUDaniel Ugarte
Daniel Ugarte
VRVarlei Rodrigues
Varlei Rodrigues