Regular adjacent re-entry model

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010108",
  "term": "Regular adjacent re-entry model",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "An idealized version of the adjacent re-entry model of chain folding in lamellar polymer crystals, in which a chain leaves the crystal, folds, and re-enters at the neighbouring stem position, and every fold has the same length. It describes lamellae built from tight, uniform folds. The model is most closely realised in crystals grown from dilute solution at a constant temperature with little supercooling.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "fold period",
    "supercooling"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2011, 83, 1831. 'Definitions of terms relating to crystalline polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 1851 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-11-13)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/regular-adjacent-re-entry-model/"
}