Mechanisms of insect respiration

IF 44.8 1区 物理与天体物理 Q1 PHYSICS, APPLIED
Saadbin Khan, Anne E. Staples
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Abstract

Insect respiration is characterized by the rapid transport of respiratory gases within the organism and efficient exchange with the external environment. The unique respiratory system of insects comprises a network of tracheal tubes that directly supply oxygen to the cells throughout the body of an insect, eliminating the need for blood as an intermediate oxygen carrier. The remarkable diversity of insects and their exceptionally high aerobic scope, possibly the highest in the animal kingdom, demonstrate the success of their respiratory strategy. Microfluidic technology, particularly in the domain of gas microfluidics, also stands to benefit from emulating the mechanical proficiency demonstrated by insects in manipulating fluids at the microscale. Despite this significance, current understanding of the fundamental principles underlying insect respiration is incomplete. This Review presents an overview of insect respiratory physics and identifies promising areas for future investigations. This Review summarizes the fundamental physical mechanisms of insect respiration, in which specialized tracheal networks enable highly efficient direct oxygen delivery and gas exchange. It discusses how these principles may inform bioinspired innovations in microscale gas transport technology.

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昆虫呼吸机制
昆虫呼吸的特点是呼吸气体在生物体内的快速运输和与外部环境的有效交换。昆虫独特的呼吸系统包括一个气管管网络,它直接向昆虫全身的细胞提供氧气,不需要血液作为中间的氧气载体。昆虫的显著多样性和它们异常高的有氧活动范围,可能是动物界最高的,证明了它们呼吸策略的成功。微流体技术,特别是在气体微流体领域,也受益于模仿昆虫在微观尺度上操纵流体时所表现出的机械熟练程度。尽管如此,目前对昆虫呼吸的基本原理的理解是不完整的。本文综述了昆虫呼吸物理的研究概况,并指出了未来研究的前景。本文综述了昆虫呼吸的基本物理机制,其中专门的气管网络实现了高效的直接氧气输送和气体交换。它讨论了这些原理如何为微尺度气体输送技术的生物启发创新提供信息。
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期刊介绍: Nature Reviews Physics is an online-only reviews journal, part of the Nature Reviews portfolio of journals. It publishes high-quality technical reference, review, and commentary articles in all areas of fundamental and applied physics. The journal offers a range of content types, including Reviews, Perspectives, Roadmaps, Technical Reviews, Expert Recommendations, Comments, Editorials, Research Highlights, Features, and News & Views, which cover significant advances in the field and topical issues. Nature Reviews Physics is published monthly from January 2019 and does not have external, academic editors. Instead, all editorial decisions are made by a dedicated team of full-time professional editors.
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