potential to the target and an electrostatic dispensing nozzle which applies a second potential sufficient to attract the coating fluid from the nozzle toward the target because the entire dispensing nozzle is conductive the coating fluid may receive a greater charge than may be obtained with internal electrode type nozzles electrostatic attraction of the coating fluid to the target is enhanced by the combination of higher charge density imparted to the coating fluid by the conductive nozzle and application of a momentary voltage spike to the target to provide consistent conductivity between the target and its holder thereby ensuring the target is presents the full first potential applied to the holder the voltage spike may also be used independently of the conductive nozzle application_number US 77448304 A description a first embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in fig1 in this embodiment a target 1 to be coated with a coating fluid is held by target holder 2 comprising a base portion 2 a and a top portion 2 b target 1 in this instance is a stent that is to be coated with a therapeutic material in addition to holding stent 1 in a position suitable for coating application stent holder base portion 2 a functions as an electrode and is maintained at a first electrical potential stent holder 2 may hold stent 1 by any number of means such as by the stent holders described in u s patent application ser no 10 198 094 the disclosure of which is hereby expressly incorporated by reference herein in this embodiment stent holder 2 and stent 1 are held at a.