Abstract: A biphasic osteotendinous repair scaffold is disclosed. The biphasic osteotendinous repair scaffold comprises a first phase comprising electrochemically aligned collagen (ELAC) threads and a calcium phosphate mineral and having a major surface. The biphasic osteotendinous repair scaffold also comprises a second phase comprising ELAC threads and having a major surface. The ELAC threads of the first phase are braided and crosslinked. The ELAC threads of the second phase are braided and crosslinked. The ELAC threads of the first and second phases form first and second interconnected macroporosities throughout the first and second phases, respectively. The calcium phosphate mineral of the first phase is distributed on the major surface of the first phase and within the interconnected macroporosity of the first phase. The second phase is adjacent to the first phase.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel method and apparatus for facilitating and improving efficient application of nanofibers to the surface of poorly conductive three-dimensional objects using electrospinning. The apparatus and associated methods of the present invention provide a much more direct connection between the object and the grounded plate collector while allowing the object to be supported above the collector in a manner which promotes nanofiber deposition over the top, bottom and side surfaces of the object, closely covering all of its surfaces with nanofibers. Moreover, the deposition of electrospun nanofibers according to various embodiments of the present invention expands electrospinning technology to greater numbers of applications in which three-dimensional coatings of a wide nature are advantageous.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a novel method and apparatus for facilitating and improving efficient application of nanofibers to the surface of poorly conductive three-dimensional objects using electrospinning. The apparatus and associated methods of the present invention provide a much more direct connection between the object and the grounded plate collector while allowing the object to be supported above the collector in a manner which promotes nanofiber deposition over the top, bottom and side surfaces of the object, closely covering all of its surfaces with nanofibers. Moreover, the deposition of electrospun nanofibers according to various embodiments of the present invention expands electrospinning technology to greater numbers of applications in which three-dimensional coatings of a wide nature are advantageous.