Title: homogeneous micellisation nucleation
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - homogeneous micellisation nucleation
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.14366
Status: current

Definition
Formation of primary particles as a result of micelle formation from surface-active oligomer radicals formed in a polymerization.

Note
The surface-active oligomer radicals are usually formed by polymerization with initiators providing ionic end-groups.

Related Term
- primary particles: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/14374

Source
- PAC, 2011, 83, 2229. 'Terminology of polymers and polymerization processes in dispersed systems (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 2247 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'homogeneous micellisation nucleation' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.14366
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