Title: fringed-micelle model
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - fringed-micelle model
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.F02531
Status: current

Definition
A model of crystallinity in which the crystallized segments of a macromolecule belong predominantly to different crystals.

Related Term
- crystallinity: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C01433

Source
- Purple Book, 1st ed., p. 84 (http://old.iupac.org/publications/books/author/metanomski.html)

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Citation: Citation: 'fringed-micelle model' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.F02531
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