Patent ID: 7993567
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: D01D,D04H

Abstract:
1. A method of aligning fibers in an electrospinning process, comprising the steps of: providing one or more uncharged collectors and one or more dispensing locations: directing one or more jets of one or more fiberizable materials towards said one or more collectors from said one or more dispensing locations that are spaced apart from said one or more collectors, wherein said one or more dispensing locations comprise one or more dispensing apertures; providing one or more control locations, wherein said one or more control locations comprise one or more control tips; and generating, during said step of directing, one or more electric fields via said one or more dispensing locations and said one or more corresponding control locations that (i) span between said corresponding one or more dispensing apertures and said corresponding one or more control tips that are within an unobstructed line-of-sight of said corresponding dispensing apertures, and (ii) impinge upon at least a portion of said corresponding one or more collectors.