Comment on "theory for the bending anisotropy of lipid membranes and tubule formation".
We point out that the mechanism proposed by Chen [Phys. Rev. E 59, 6192 (1999)] for the stabilization of tubular vesicles via bending anisotropy and edge tension cannot be applied to symmetric bilayers. Other possible mechanisms are reviewed, with special emphasis on one involving a nematic order of the surfactant polar heads.
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D016880:Anisotropy; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry*; D008954:Models, Biological; D008962:Models, Theoretical
D008051:Lipid Bilayers