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Chain axis

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-001831

An imaginary line that represents the general direction of the backbone of a polymer chain, particularly in ordered or crystalline regions. This axis is often used to describe the orientation of polymer molecules within a solid material. In highly oriented polymers, the chain axis aligns with the direction of stretching or processing.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-001831
FieldChemistry
SubjectPolymer
ReferencesPurple Book, 1st ed., p. 77 (http://old.iupac.org/publications/books/author/metanomski.html)
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Chain axis",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An imaginary line that represents the general direction of the backbone of a polymer chain, particularly in ordered or crystalline regions. This axis is often used to describe the orientation of polymer molecules within a solid material. In highly oriented polymers, the chain axis aligns with the direction of stretching or processing.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "references": [
    "Purple Book, 1st ed., p. 77 (http://old.iupac.org/publications/books/author/metanomski.html)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/chain-axis/"
}

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