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. 2021 Jun 23;11(7):465. doi: 10.3390/membranes11070465

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Curvature frustration illustrated for the case of a symmetric bilayer consisting of two monolayers that have an inherent desire to bend. In order to avoid energetically unfavourable voids (blue triangles), the two monolayers must lie flat back-to-back, resulting in a stored curvature elastic stress [10].