Solidification model

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010997",
  "term": "Solidification model",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A picture of a semicrystalline polymer that crystallizes from the melt as lamellae, with one macromolecule placing some of its stems in one crystal and others in different crystals, so a single chain links separate lamellae. Molecules bridging crystals in this way are the tie molecules. The model differs from the switchboard picture, in which all crystallized stems of a chain belong to the same crystal.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2011, 83, 1831. 'Definitions of terms relating to crystalline polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 1853 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-11-13)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/solidification-model/"
}