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Apparatus and method for producing fibrous materials in which
the apparatus includes an extrusion element configured to
electrospin a substance from which the fibers are to be composed by
an electric field extraction of the substance from a tip of the
extrusion element, a collector disposed from the extrusion element
and configured to collect the fibers, a chamber enclosing the
collector and the extrusion element, and a control mechanism
configured to control a gaseous environment in which the fibers are
to be electrospun. The method includes providing a substance from
which the fibers are to be composed to a tip of an extrusion
element, applying an electric field to the extrusion element in a
direction of the tip, controlling a gaseous environment about where
the fibers are to be electrospun, and electrospinning the substance
from the tip of the extrusion element by an electric field
extraction of the substance from the tip into the controlled
gaseous environment.