ELECTROSPRAY/ELECTROSPINNING APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A method for producing fibrous materials, comprising:
- feeding a substance from which the fibrous materials are to be composed to an enclosure having at least one extrusion element, said at least one extrusion element including at least one frit segment entirely covering an opening in the extrusion element;
applying a common electric field to said extrusion element in a direction in which said substance is to be extruded;
extruding said substance through said extrusion element including said at least one frit segment; and
electrospraying said substance at the tips of said plural extrusion elements to form said fibrous materials.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for producing fibrous materials in which the apparatus includes an enclosure having an inlet configured to receive a substance from which the fibrous materials are to be composed, a common electrode disposed in the enclosure, and plural extrusion elements provided in a wall of the enclosure opposite the common electrode so as to define between the plural extrusion elements and the common electrode a space in communication with the inlet to receive the substance in the space. In the method, a substance from which the fibrous materials are to be composed is fed to the enclosure having the plural extrusion elements, a common electric field is applied to the extrusion elements in a direction in which the substance is to be extruded, the substance is extruded through the extrusion elements to tips of the extrusion elements, and the substance is electrosprayed from the tips to form the fibrous materials.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for producing fibrous materials, comprising:
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feeding a substance from which the fibrous materials are to be composed to an enclosure having at least one extrusion element, said at least one extrusion element including at least one frit segment entirely covering an opening in the extrusion element; applying a common electric field to said extrusion element in a direction in which said substance is to be extruded; extruding said substance through said extrusion element including said at least one frit segment; and electrospraying said substance at the tips of said plural extrusion elements to form said fibrous materials. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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