Highly Aligned Electrospun Fibers and Mats

Highly Aligned Electrospun Fibers and Mats - Incorporation of an auxiliary electrode for controlled micro- or nano-fiber placement, orientation, and porosity in electrospun mats. This electrospinning apparatus for spinning highly aligned polymer fibers provides a simple and inexpensive means of controlling fiber diameter, porosity, and thickness. The enables the capability to control the alignment and porosity of fibers for mats, which broadens the range of engineering applications of electrospun materials to include new tissue engineering scaffolds, membrane filters, textiles, and embedded sensors and actuators.