Micellar polymerisation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-007291",
  "term": "Micellar polymerisation",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The polymerization of a polymerizable surfactant, or surfmer, in solution above its critical micelle concentration, so the monomer units are already organised in micelles when the reaction starts. The micellar structure is usually not preserved as the chains grow. It differs from micellar nucleation in emulsion polymerization, where radicals enter micelles swollen with a separate, ordinary monomer.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2011, 83, 2229. 'Terminology of polymers and polymerization processes in dispersed systems (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 2244 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-06-03)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/micellar-polymerisation/"
}