elastically active network chain

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.ET07598
Segment of a chain between two successive crosslinks in a @P04742@ that is long enough to show entropic elasticity.
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1801. (Definitions of terms relating to the structure and processing of sols, gels, networks, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1819 [Terms] [Paper]