Figure 9.

Plot of the average radius R_avg/b₀ versus the spontaneous radius of curvature R₀/b₀. The FvK number is fixed at a large value of $\overline{\gamma }$ =10, corresponding to a very stiff subunit (difficult to deform). The two large flat regions seen in the plot correspond to small icosahedral-structure shell types (A) and (G) in Fig. 6. For spontaneous radius of curvatures larger than R₀/b₀ > 1.38, large nonsymmetric and nonspherical shells are grown; (inset) an example is given. To see this figure in color, go online.