Butylated urea formaldehyde is widely used amino resin. Synthesis of BUF takes place in two steps: addition reactions forming methylol species and condensation reactions forming species with methylene linkages. The addition ...

Self-propelled motion through an internalized chemical reaction, a characteristic of living systems, has led to the design of various synthetic materials that can mimic biological systems. Such synthetic materials work as ...

Self-oscillating polymer gels find their applications in smart materials that can autonomously produce mechanical deformation without the aid of external stimuli. These polymer gels are intrinsically driven by chemical ...

Shape memory materials are a special class of material that has an ability to retain their intended shape when the stimuli causing the shape change is reversed. In the current work, we demonstrate that two non-shape memory ...