pearl-necklace model

synonym: bead-rod model
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12262
Model describing the flow behaviour of a dissolved chain macromolecule in terms of a freely jointed sequence of beads, each of which offers hydrodynamic resistance to the flow of the surrounding solvent continuum and is connected to the next bead by a rigid rod that offers no hydrodynamic resistance.
Source:
PAC, 2015, 87, 71. (Definitions of terms relating to individual macromolecules, macromolecular assemblies, polymer solutions, and amorphous bulk polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2014)) on page 103 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'pearl-necklace model' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.12262 RIS BibTex EndNote
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