Diffraction from polymerized membranes: Flat vs. crumpled

We show that the directionally averaged structure function S(q) for computer-simulated membranes, which are flat but have a nontrivial scaling in their thickness, scales in the same way as the crumpled state. We compare the simulations with graphite oxide and the spectrin network, which are being studied experimentally. © 1992 IOP Publishing Ltd.