Figure 10.

Plot of the average radius R_avg/b₀ versus the spontaneous radius of curvature R₀/b₀. The FvK number is fixed at a small value of $\overline{\gamma }$ = 0.25 corresponding to a flexible subunit. (Horizontal dashed lines) Average radius of the symmetric shells (D–G) (see Fig. A1). (Dotted line) Where R_avg = R₀. Note that between plateaus corresponding to shell types (E–G), there are several nonsymmetric shells whose average radius is closer to the spontaneous radius. (Inset) Example of a nonsymmetric shell. To see this figure in color, go online.