The purpose of the research was to produce a biomimetics of the pump system of a female mosquito. Within the head of the female mosquito, there are two pump tissues. The team had to first identify how the two pumps interact when the mosquito sucks in liquid. Then, it had to identify the three-dimensional structure of the pump system. In order to do so, the research team used synchrotron X-ray microscopic computed tomography (SR-μCT), as it is the most suitable instrument for small insects with opaque cuticles.
This research is expected to provide profound information in the future development of the biomimetics of a mosquito’s pump system.
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