Patent ID: 9174422
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: B29C,B32B,C08J,D01D,D04H,D06M,D10B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus to manufacture microconduit network structures, comprising: at least one mechanism having a set of electrospinning orifices to expel an effective amount of solution; at least one ground plane, wherein said orifices are maintained at a desired voltage to said grounding plane; a device that induces opposite electrical charges from said voltage to electrify jets of said solution and said jets of solution accelerate to and on said grounding plane transforming said solution into branched webs of filaments; at least one carrier substrate, wherein a mechanism deposits at least one interconnected branched webs of filaments on the carrier substrate; at least one said dispensing mechanism; at least one matrix precursor fluid added into said interconnected branched webs of filaments from said dispensing mechanism; a device to solidify said matrix fluid; and a device that extracts or removes said interconnected branched webs of filaments from said matrix.