Table 1:

A timeline for the evolution of electrospinning from its inception through current advancements with a focus on controlling anisotropy

Year	Development
1600	William Gilbert describes the deformation of liquids due to an electrostatic force resulting in a cone28
1882	Lord Rayleigh investigated the instability of electrically charged liquids and noted that when the electrical charge equilibrates the surface tension a liquid jet is ejected28
1902	John Cooley obtains the first patent describing electrospinning29
1934-1944	Anton Formals obtains patents for the production of fibers from electrospinning30–33
1964	Description of the electrically induced cone formation by Sir Geoffrey Ingram Taylor forming the basis of the Taylor cone34
1971	Imaging and description of the continuous bending instability by Baumgarten35
1977	Electrospinning used to fabricate a biomaterial construct by Martin and Cockshott36
2003	Gap electrospinning described by Li et al.37
2003	Kameoka et al. utilize near-field electrospinning for the fabrication of aligned fibers38
2005	Andrady et al. patent centrifugal electrospinning equipment39
2006	Elmarco starts manufacturing electrospinning systems for industrial use
2007	Magnetic field-assisted electrospinning utilizing magnetic nanoparticles for aligned arrays described by Yang et al.40
2008	Yang et al. produces aligned fiber constructs utilizing magnetic field-assisted electrospinning without magnetic nanoparticles41
2015	Amsbio launches Mimetix® line that includes aligned Mimetix® Scaffolds