micellar nucleation

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14367
Formation of primary particles as a result of polymerization within monomer-swollen micelles initiated by the capture of primary radicals or oligomer-radicals.
Source:
PAC, 2011, 83, 2229. (Terminology of polymers and polymerization processes in dispersed systems (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)) on page 2248 [Terms] [Paper]