Illustration of the Electrostatic and Air Driven Device (IMAGE)

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Illustration of the Electrostatic and Air Driven Device

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Researchers at Montana Technological University have developed a portable electrospinning device with a confined electric field that can safely deposit bandages and drugs directly onto biological surfaces, using air to spray the fibers out onto the surface, like a can of spray paint. The device can be used to cover wounds and provide controlled drug release over time, and is described in the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B. Illustration of the electrostatic and air driven device set up for direct deposition of a bandage onto a wound site.

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L.G. Huston and E.A. Kooistra-Manning, Montana Technological University

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