Electrospinning in a controlled gaseous environment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8632721
APP PUB NO 20120077014A1
SERIAL NO

13243400

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Apparatus and method for producing fibrous materials in which the apparatus includes an extrusion element configured to electrospin a substance from which the fibers are to be composed by an electric field extraction of the substance from a tip of the extrusion element, a collector disposed from the extrusion element and configured to collect the fibers, a chamber enclosing the collector and the extrusion element, and a control mechanism configured to control a gaseous environment in which the fibers are to be electrospun. The apparatus and method provide a way to produce a fiber collection having a plurality of nanofibers disposed in relation to each other. The nanofibers in the fiber collection are preferentially oriented along a longitudinal axis of the fiber collection.

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RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSITUTE3040 CORNWALLIS ROAD RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK NC 27709

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Andrady, Anthony L Apex, US 17 540
Ensor, David S Chapel Hill, US 31 684
Newsome, Randall J Apex, US 6 145

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