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. 2016 Feb 11;6:20935. doi: 10.1038/srep20935

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(a) Spherical shape in thermal equilibrium at C_rod = 0 and C_side = 0. (b) Elongated discoidal shape in thermal equilibrium at C_rodr_rod = 4 and C_sider_rod = −1. (c) Three metastable shapes at C_rodr_rod = −4 and C_sider_rod = 1. The membrane particles are displayed as small transparent spheres for clarity.