Method and apparatus for fabricating a fibre array and structure incorporating a fibre array

An apparatus for electrospinning at least one array of fibres from an electrospinning fluid, the apparatus comprising:

• a) a fibre source;
• b) a high voltage supply connectable to the fibre source;
• c) a conductive collector surface spaced from the fluid source, the apparatus configured to hold at least part of the conductive collector surface at an electrical potential to create a potential difference between said at least part of the conductive collector surface and the fluid source in use;
• and
• d) a non-conductive laminate fibre collection structure covering at least part of the conductive collector surface, the laminate fibre collection structure including a non-conductive base layer proximal to the conductive collector surface and a non-conductive fibre support layer releasably affixed to the base layer, at least one set of apertures defined in the fibre support and base layers, said at least one set of apertures including a first group of apertures defined through the fibre support layer and a second group of apertures defined through the base layer, the first group of apertures including a pair of first apertures spaced apart from one another and a second aperture located between the pair of spaced first apertures, the second group of apertures including a pair of third apertures spaced apart from one another, each of the third apertures being aligned with a corresponding one of the first apertures to define an opening through the non-conductive laminate collection structure.