TABLE 1.

All “global” parameters used across different sections

A	Rim area of disklike micelle
At	Total rim area density
aD, aL	Headgroup area of detergent and lipid, respectively
c	Concentration
cs	Salt concentration
cmcD, cmcL	Critical micellar concentration of detergent and lipid, respectively
D	Diffusion coefficient
d	Dilution factor
Ed	dlvo interaction energy
Et	Topological energy barrier
e	Electronic charge
f	Attempt frequency
H	Hamaker constant
h	Surface-to-surface distance
hf	Distance at which fusion occurs
I	Scattering intensity
𝒦ij	Rate coefficient (kernel) of the Smoluchowski equation
k	Boltzmann's constant
L	Rim length of disklike micelle
NA	Avogadro's constant
n, nv	Number density of disklike micelles and vesicles, respectively
q	Scattering vector
R	Vesicle radius
Rh	Hydrodynamic radius
r	Radius of the central part of a disklike micelle
S	Reaction surface
T	Temperature
t	Time
Va	van der Waals interaction potential
Vd	dlvo interaction potential
Ve	Electrostatic interaction potential
Vf	Vesiculation index
vD, vL	Molecular volume of detergent and lipid, respectively
αb	Energy gain upon binding of one detergent molecule to the rim
αm	Micellization energy
ɛ	Dielectric constant of water
η	Viscosity
	Mean, Gaussian and effective bending modulus, respectively
κD	Debye length
Λ	Line tension
ρ	Thickness of surfactant layer
σ	Surface (rim) charge density
σΓ	Polydispersity index
τc	Closure time
τg, τG	Growth time and total growth time, respectively
τz	Zimm time
φb	Bulk volume fraction of detergent
φD, φL	Volume fraction of detergent and lipid, respectively
φr	Rim surface fraction covered by detergent
ψ0	Electrostatic potential
Ωd, Ωt	Effective dlvo and topological Boltzmann factor, respectively

Note that subscripts i and j refer to parameters of disks formed from i and j initial disklike micelles, respectively.