Title: hexagonal mesophase
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - hexagonal mesophase
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13828
Status: current

Definition
Columnar mesophase characterized by a hexagonal packing of the molecular column.

Related Term
- Columnar: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/13804

Source
- PAC, 2012, 85, 463. 'Terminology for aggregation and self-assembly in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 473 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-12-03-12)

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Citation: Citation: 'hexagonal mesophase' 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.13828
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