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US 2019/0292685 A1Published application
Spinnerets and spinneret arrays for electrospinning and electrospinning machines
AssigneeNanopareil, LLC
InventorsHao Fong, Todd J. Menkhaus, Yong Zhao, Nyle Hedin, Craig Arnold
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to air-assisted spinnerets and spinneret arrays for electrospinning. In some embodiments, the air-assisted spinnerets and spinneret arrays are incorporated in electrospinning systems and/or electrospinning machines. Methods of making and using the same are also described herein.
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An air-assisted electrospinning spinneret comprising:
- a spinneret needle, wherein the spinneret needle is electrically conductive and comprises a tip;
- an enclosure, wherein the enclosure has a nozzle that the spinneret needle passes through;
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- a plurality of air holes in the nozzle, wherein each air hole defines an air path converging at the spinneret needle tip.
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