FIGURE 4.

Simulated vesicles with varying line tension but equal curvature moduli of L_d and L_o phases (ɛ = 1 and ), area fraction equal to experimental shape. (Gray, L_o phase; black, L_d phase.) (A) Freely adjustable volume (pressure difference ), from left to right: dimensionless line tension 4.2, 4.52, 4.382 (r_b equal to experimental vesicle, which is shown for comparison with dashed lines), 4.46, and 5.2. (B and C) Vesicle shapes (B) and tangent angles near right phase boundary (C), for vesicles with volume fixed to experimental shape. From left to right (B) and in direction of arrows (C): (r_b equal to experimental vesicle, which is shown for comparison with dashed lines, B; and as additional plot in C);