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European Journal of Histochemistry, 2022 Autofluorescence (AF) in mosquitoes is currently poorly explored, despite its great potential as a marker of body structures and biological functions. Here, for the first time AF in larval heads of two mosquitoes of key public health importance, Aedes ...
Francesca Scolari +2 more
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Morphological and mechanical properties of flexible resilin joints on damselfly wings (Rhinocypha spp.). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Resilin functions as an elastic spring that demonstrates extraordinary extensibility and elasticity. Here we use combined techniques, laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to illuminate the structure and study ...
Mamat-Noorhidayah +3 more
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The function of resilin in honeybee wings [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2015 The present work aims to reveal morphological characteristics of worker honeybee (Apis mellifera) wings and demonstrate the function of resilin on camber changes during flapping flight. Detailed morphological investigation of the wings showed that different surface characteristics appeared on the dorsal and ventral side of the honeybee wings and the ...
Yun, Ma +4 more
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Morphological and Viscoelastic Properties of the Cicada Tymbal
Macromol, 2022 This paper focusses on the morphological and viscoelastic properties of the cicada tymbal from the species Dundubia rufivena. Morphological details were determined by scanning electron and fluorescence microscopy, while the viscoelastic properties were ...
Fahrunnida +4 more
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THE FIRST DESCRIPTION OF RESILIN [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Biology, 2007 ![Figure][1] It was at one of the weekly seminars in the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge in the late 1950s that I heard, with great excitement, Torkel Weis-Fogh describing resilin.
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Animal Cells and Systems, 2019 Research data of the microstructure and surface morphology of insect wings have been used to help design micro air vehicles (MAV) and coating materials.
Xin Li, Ce Guo, Longhai Li
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Resilin-Based Materials for Biomedical Applications [PDF]
ACS Macro Letters, 2013 Resilin, an insect structural protein, exhibits rubber-like elasticity characterized by low stiffness, high extensibility, efficient energy storage, and exceptional resilience and fatigue lifetime. The outstanding mechanical properties of natural resilin have motivated recent research in the engineering of resilin-like polypeptide-based biomaterials ...
Linqing, Li, Kristi L, Kiick
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Effect of microstructure on the mechanical and damping behaviour of dragonfly wing veins [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 Insect wing veins are biological composites of chitin and protein arranged in a complex lamellar configuration. Although these hierarchical structures are found in many ‘venous wings' of insects, very little is known about their physical and mechanical ...
H. Rajabi +5 more
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Antibody labelling of resilin in energy stores for jumping in plant sucking insects.
PLoS ONE, 2011 The rubbery protein resilin appears to form an integral part of the energy storage structures that enable many insects to jump by using a catapult mechanism.
Malcolm Burrows +4 more
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Effects of multiple vein microjoints on the mechanical behaviour of dragonfly wings: numerical modelling [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 Dragonfly wings are known as biological composites with high morphological complexity. They mainly consist of a network of rigid veins and flexible membranes, and enable insects to perform various flight manoeuvres.
H. Rajabi +4 more
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