C beads	chain beads
CHAIN	Protocol to determine the bilayer midsurface from the C bead density profile
DOPC	Dioleoylphosphatidylcholine, a phospholipid
DPPC	Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, a phospholipid
ELT	Equal leaflet tension
GM1	Monosialotetrahexosylganglioside, a glycolipid
GUV	Giant unilamellar vesicle
H beads	Headgroup beads
OLT	Oppositie leaflet tension
PEG	Polyethylene glycol
POPC	Palmitoyloleoylphosphatidylcholine, a phospholipid
S beads	Solute beads
STED	Simulated emission and depletion
SUV	Small unilamellar vesicle
VORON	Protocol to determine the bilayer midsurface from volume per lipid
W beads	water beads
a	Molecular area per lipid
a0	Optimal molecular area per lipid
α, β	Two coexisting liquid phases α and β as in Figure 34 and Figure 38
A‖	Base area of cuboid simulation box
d	Diameter of beads in coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations
ΔΣ	Stress asymmetry between two leaflets of planar bilayer, ΔΣ = Σul − Σll
ΔΣve	Stress asymmetry between two leaflets of vesicle bilayer, ΔΣve = Σol − Σil
Ddr	Diameter of spherical condensate droplet
kB	Boltzmann constant
KA	Area compressibility modulus of membrane
κ	Bending rigidity of membrane, which provides the basic energy scale
λ	Line tension of contact line between membrane and condensate droplet
L	Linear dimension of cuboid simulation box
Lz	Linear dimension of cuboid simulation box perpendicular to planar bilayer
m	Spontaneous (or preferred) curvature of membrane
M	Mean curvature of membrane surface
ν	Vesicle volume as in Equation (19), not to be confused with volume per lipid, υ
Nil	Lipid number in inner leaflet of vesicle bilayer
Nll	Lipid number in lower leaflet of planar bilayer
Nol	Lipid number in outer leaflet of vesicle bilayer
Nul	Lipid number in upper leaflet of planar bilayer
Pcdf	Cumulative distribution function for onset of flip-flops
Pexp	Exponential distribution function for onset of flip-flops in planar bilayers
PWei	Weibull distribution function for onset of flip-flops in vesicle bilayers
ΦS	Mole fraction of solute molecules as in Figure 27
q	Wavenumber of undulation modes as in Figure 11
r	Radial coordinate for spherical nanovesicle
rmax	Upper integration limit for integration over radial coordinate r
rmid	Radial coordinate for midsurface of spherical nanovesicle
Rco	Radius of circular contact line
ρC	Density profile of hydrophobic chain (C) beads
Σ	Bilayer tension
Σil	Inner leaflet tension of nanovesicle
Σll	Lower leaflet tension of planar bilayer
Σol	Outer leaflet tension of nanovesicle
Σul	Upper leaflet tension of planar bilayer
t	Time
T	Temperature
υ	Molecular volume per lipid, not to be confused with the rescaled vesicle volume ν
υ0	Optimal molecular volume per lipid
V	Volume of vesicle
Vll	Volume of lower leaflet of planar bilayer
Vul	Volume of upper leaflet of planar bilayer
Vil	Volume of inner leaflet of vesicle bilayer
Vol	Volume of outer leaflet of vesicle bilayer
VlW	Volume of lower water compartment for planar bilayer
VuW	Volume of upper water compartment for planar bilayer
ViW	Volume of inner water compartment for vesicle bilayer
VoW	Volume of outer water compartment for vesicle bilayer
z	Cartesian coordinate perpendicular to planar bilayer
zmid	Midplane position for planar bilayer
ξ	Solubility of solute molecules in water as in Figure 27