Biomechanical Evaluation of Wasp and Honeybee Stingers

Abstract In order to design a painless and mechanically durable micro syringe-needle system for biomedical applications, the study of insect stingers is of interest because of their elegant structures and functionalities. In the present work, the structure, mechanical properties and the mechanical b...

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Autores principales:	Rakesh Das, Ram Naresh Yadav, Praveer Sihota, Piyush Uniyal, Navin Kumar, Bharat Bhushan
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2018
Materias:	Honeybee Sting Wasp Sting Penetration Angle Quasi-static Nanoindentation Mechanical Property Gradients Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:54719f0201314202a5690fba70b4f9112021-12-02T15:09:02ZBiomechanical Evaluation of Wasp and Honeybee Stingers10.1038/s41598-018-33386-y2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/54719f0201314202a5690fba70b4f9112018-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-33386-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract In order to design a painless and mechanically durable micro syringe-needle system for biomedical applications, the study of insect stingers is of interest because of their elegant structures and functionalities. In the present work, the structure, mechanical properties and the mechanical behavior during insertion of wasp and honeybee stingers have been investigated. The non-invasive imaging tool, micro-computed tomography has been employed to reveal the 3D-structures of wasp and honeybee stingers. A quasi-static nanoindentation instrument was used to measure the nanomechanical properties. Both wasp and honeybee stingers have graded mechanical properties, decreasing along their longitudinal direction starting from the base. The computed tomography images and the measured material properties from nanoindentation were fed into a computational framework to determine the mechanical behavior of the stingers during penetration. The computation results predicted the penetration angle of +10° for the wasp stinger and −6° for the honeybee stinger, which mimics the practical insertion mechanism of both stingers. Based on this understanding, a wasp and honeybee stringer inspired micro syringe-needle design has also been proposed.Rakesh DasRam Naresh YadavPraveer SihotaPiyush UniyalNavin KumarBharat BhushanNature PortfolioarticleHoneybee StingWasp StingPenetration AngleQuasi-static NanoindentationMechanical Property GradientsMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2018)
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topic	Honeybee Sting Wasp Sting Penetration Angle Quasi-static Nanoindentation Mechanical Property Gradients Medicine R Science Q
spellingShingle	Honeybee Sting Wasp Sting Penetration Angle Quasi-static Nanoindentation Mechanical Property Gradients Medicine R Science Q Rakesh Das Ram Naresh Yadav Praveer Sihota Piyush Uniyal Navin Kumar Bharat Bhushan Biomechanical Evaluation of Wasp and Honeybee Stingers
description	Abstract In order to design a painless and mechanically durable micro syringe-needle system for biomedical applications, the study of insect stingers is of interest because of their elegant structures and functionalities. In the present work, the structure, mechanical properties and the mechanical behavior during insertion of wasp and honeybee stingers have been investigated. The non-invasive imaging tool, micro-computed tomography has been employed to reveal the 3D-structures of wasp and honeybee stingers. A quasi-static nanoindentation instrument was used to measure the nanomechanical properties. Both wasp and honeybee stingers have graded mechanical properties, decreasing along their longitudinal direction starting from the base. The computed tomography images and the measured material properties from nanoindentation were fed into a computational framework to determine the mechanical behavior of the stingers during penetration. The computation results predicted the penetration angle of +10° for the wasp stinger and −6° for the honeybee stinger, which mimics the practical insertion mechanism of both stingers. Based on this understanding, a wasp and honeybee stringer inspired micro syringe-needle design has also been proposed.
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author	Rakesh Das Ram Naresh Yadav Praveer Sihota Piyush Uniyal Navin Kumar Bharat Bhushan
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title	Biomechanical Evaluation of Wasp and Honeybee Stingers
title_short	Biomechanical Evaluation of Wasp and Honeybee Stingers
title_full	Biomechanical Evaluation of Wasp and Honeybee Stingers
title_fullStr	Biomechanical Evaluation of Wasp and Honeybee Stingers
title_full_unstemmed	Biomechanical Evaluation of Wasp and Honeybee Stingers
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Biomechanical Evaluation of Wasp and Honeybee Stingers

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