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US 2016/0107178 A1Published application
Electrospraying systems and associated methods
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsLuis Fernando Velásquez-García, Frances Ann Hill, Philip James
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Abstract
Electrospraying systems and associated methods are generally described.
Claims53
An emitter configured for use in an electrospraying device, comprising:
- an array of protrusions extending from an emitter substrate, at least a portion of the protrusions in the array comprising a plurality of elongated nanostructures extending from external surfaces of the protrusions.
An emitter configured for use in an electrospraying device, comprising:
- an array of protrusions extending from an emitter substrate, at least a portion of the protrusions in the array comprising a plurality of ordered nanostructures extending from external surfaces of the protrusions.
An emitter configured for use in an electrospraying device, comprising:
- an array of protrusions extending from an emitter substrate, at least a portion of the protrusions in the array comprising a plurality of nanostructures extending from an ordered intermediate material between the nanostructures and external surfaces of the protrusions.
A method of making an emitter configured for use in an electrospraying device, comprising:
- etching a fabrication substrate to produce a plurality of protrusions extending from the fabrication substrate;
- and
- depositing a plurality of nanostructures on external surfaces of the protrusions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.