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Bioinspired Hydrogels with Broadly Programmable Mechanics for Soft‐Tissue Interfaces

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Sea cucumber‐inspired gelatin hydrogels are formed by directional freezing and mechanically programmed through subsequent ionic treatment. Multiscale characterization and modeling link ion‐regulated chain interactions to directional load transfer within the aligned hierarchical architecture.
Youchao Teng   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biodegradable 3D‐Printable and Coatable Antifouling Composites for Marine Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Marine biofouling damages submerged surfaces and raises greenhouse gas emissions. Biodegradable antifouling biocomposites were developed by hot‐mixing beeswax, Tween 80, and calcium stearate or stearic acid. Adjusting the component ratio enables processing via hot‐pressing, 3D‐printing, or dip‐coating.
Gabriele Corigliano   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intelligent Orthopedics: Machine Learning in Diagnosis of Bone Disease, Implants, and Bone Health Monitoring

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Efficient recovery from traumatic or degenerative diseases is a great challenge, even after all the advancements in bone and cartilage regeneration. Machine learning (ML) algorithms have presented opportunities to enhance these aspects by accurately analyzing imaging data.
Maryam Kamaei   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Engineered Microvascular Model of the Blood–Brain–Tumor Barrier Reveals Endothelial Remodeling in Diffuse Midline Glioma

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
We developed a patient‐derived, functional microfluidic model of the diffuse midline glioma (DMG) blood–brain–tumor barrier (BBTB) comprised of endothelial cells, astrocytes, pericytes, and tumor cells. The system forms perfusable microvasculature, reveals the BBTB retains vascular integrity, identifies DMG‐specific transcriptomic changes distinct from
Kimberly R. Bennett   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Human Skin Equivalents: The Crucial Role of Neurovascular Integration

open access: yesAdvanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review discusses the importance of integrating vascular and peripheral nerve systems into human skin equivalents (HSEs) to better recapitulate native skin physiology. Recent advances in vascularized, innervated, and neurovascularized HSEs are highlighted, together with emerging bioengineering strategies, current challenges, and future ...
Hao Wu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ferroelectric Quantum Dots for Retinomorphic In‐Sensor Computing

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This work has provided a protocol for fabricating retinomorphic phototransistors by integrating ferroelectric ligands with quantum dots. The resulting device combines ferroelectricity, optical responsiveness, and low‐power operation to enable adaptive signal amplification and high recognition accuracy under low‐light conditions, while supporting ...
Tingyu Long   +26 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Loyalty Programs on Value Perception, Program Loyalty, and Brand Loyalty

Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2003
The authors investigate how reward schemes of a loyalty program influence perceived value of the program and how value perception of the loyalty program affects customer loyalty. The results show that involvement moderates the effects of loyalty programs on customer loyalty.
Youjae Yi, Hoseong Jeon
exaly   +2 more sources

Loyalty programs in the pharmaceutical retail: the impact of a network loyalty program on the pharmacy loyalty

International Journal of Business Excellence, 2018
The paper aims to explore the role of network loyalty programs (LPs) in the pharmaceutical retail industry. A questionnaire, directed to the members of a network LP, was carried out in a community pharmacy, in order to test the various relationships in a conceptual model.
Helena Nobre
exaly   +2 more sources

Consequences of customer loyalty to the loyalty program and to the company

Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2011
Gaining customer loyalty is an important goal of marketing, and loyalty programs are intended to help in reaching it. Research on loyalty programs suggests that customers differentiate between loyalty to a company and loyalty to a loyalty program, yet little is known about the consequences of these two types of loyalty.
Heiner Evanschitzky   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

Effects of loyalty program rewards on store loyalty

Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 2015
Abstract This investigation examines consumers' preferred loyalty program (LP) designs across two retail contexts, grocery retailing and perfumery, with varying degrees of personal involvement. The research employs in-store full profile conjoint analysis by using the following attributes: timing of the reward, reward compatibility with the store's ...
Lars Meyer-Waarden
exaly   +3 more sources

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