Ideal chain

Molecular model for describing polymers

An ideal chain is the simplest model in polymer chemistry to describe polymers, such as nucleic acids and proteins. It assumes that the monomers in a polymer are located at the steps of a hypothetical random walker that does not remember its previous steps. By neglecting interactions among monomers, this model assumes that two monomers can occupy the same location. Although it is simple, its generality gives insight about the physics of polymers.

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