Rouse chain

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010443",
  "term": "Rouse chain",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A theoretical model of a polymer chain that treats the chain as a series of beads connected by entropic springs, moving in a viscous medium without hydrodynamic interactions. This model simplifies the complex dynamics of polymer chains by neglecting chain entanglement and excluded volume effects. It is primarily used to describe the dynamics of unentangled polymer melts and dilute solutions.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "Rouse theory"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2015, 87, 71. 'Definitions of terms relating to individual macromolecules, macromolecular assemblies, polymer solutions, and amorphous bulk polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2014)' on page 105 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2013-0201)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/rouse-chain/"
}