The 1996
Space Flyer Unit deployed the 2D Array from a Miura folded configuration. The inflatable membrane structure of the SPROUT satellite is carried into space in the Miura-folded state, and then deployed using inflatable tubes themselves carried into space in the Octagon-folded state. Other potential applications of this fold include surgical devices such as
stents and flat-foldable furniture. Researchers at the
University of Fribourg used the Miura fold to stack
hydrogel films, generating electricity similarly to
electric eels. The Miura fold is used to cause many parts of the stack to contact each other simultaneously. == References ==