An experimental investigation of glucose-loaded nanocapsules on flight endurance in living organism
The project aims to test if glucose encapsulated in thermosensitive liposomes improves muscle endurance of the beetle. The giant flower beetle (Mecynorrhina Torquata) will be used as test subjects in this study as they have been used as the platform for cyborg insect development, and this paper ai...
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Nanyang Technological University
2020
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| author | Foo, Tanamate Yong Qin |
| author2 | Hirotaka Sato |
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| description | The project aims to test if glucose encapsulated in thermosensitive liposomes improves muscle endurance of the beetle.
The giant flower beetle (Mecynorrhina Torquata) will be used as test subjects in this study as they have been used as the platform for cyborg insect development, and this paper aims to extend the research done on these insects. Glucose, a common energy source, was encapsulated inside temperature sensitive liposomes and injected into the beetle’s flight muscles. The release of glucose from the liposomes was triggered by the increase in temperature of the beetle’s muscles during aerobic and anaerobic respiration while in flight.
These results have suggested that some liposomes encapsulating glucose and could improve muscle endurance. However, further studies need to be conducted as the standard deviation in the results are too high and errors are too significant to form a strong conclusion. Therefore, for future work, more beetles should be tested, and possibly different apparatus used. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1420252023-03-04T19:46:03Z An experimental investigation of glucose-loaded nanocapsules on flight endurance in living organism Foo, Tanamate Yong Qin Hirotaka Sato School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering hirosato@ntu.edu.sg Engineering::Bioengineering Engineering::Aeronautical engineering The project aims to test if glucose encapsulated in thermosensitive liposomes improves muscle endurance of the beetle. The giant flower beetle (Mecynorrhina Torquata) will be used as test subjects in this study as they have been used as the platform for cyborg insect development, and this paper aims to extend the research done on these insects. Glucose, a common energy source, was encapsulated inside temperature sensitive liposomes and injected into the beetle’s flight muscles. The release of glucose from the liposomes was triggered by the increase in temperature of the beetle’s muscles during aerobic and anaerobic respiration while in flight. These results have suggested that some liposomes encapsulating glucose and could improve muscle endurance. However, further studies need to be conducted as the standard deviation in the results are too high and errors are too significant to form a strong conclusion. Therefore, for future work, more beetles should be tested, and possibly different apparatus used. Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering) 2020-06-15T03:11:44Z 2020-06-15T03:11:44Z 2020 Final Year Project (FYP) https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142025 en application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
| spellingShingle | Engineering::Bioengineering Engineering::Aeronautical engineering Foo, Tanamate Yong Qin An experimental investigation of glucose-loaded nanocapsules on flight endurance in living organism |
| title | An experimental investigation of glucose-loaded nanocapsules on flight endurance in living organism |
| title_full | An experimental investigation of glucose-loaded nanocapsules on flight endurance in living organism |
| title_fullStr | An experimental investigation of glucose-loaded nanocapsules on flight endurance in living organism |
| title_full_unstemmed | An experimental investigation of glucose-loaded nanocapsules on flight endurance in living organism |
| title_short | An experimental investigation of glucose-loaded nanocapsules on flight endurance in living organism |
| title_sort | experimental investigation of glucose loaded nanocapsules on flight endurance in living organism |
| topic | Engineering::Bioengineering Engineering::Aeronautical engineering |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142025 |
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