Mimicking insect signaling: Artificial gland for biosynthesis and release of semiochemicals for communication

W. P. Bula, N. G. Dimov, L. Muñoz, G. Carot-Sans, A. Guerrero, J. G.E. Gardeniers

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Abstract

We explore the functionality of a complete chemoemitter platform mimicking the biosynthetic pathways and release of female sex pheromones of the Spodoptera littoralis moth. This artificial gland system consists of a microreactor in which the pheromone biosynthesis takes place, and a micromachined evaporator that releases ratiometrically-encoded blend into the environment. The artificial gland was implemented for the investigation and detection of patterns by highly sensitive olfaction system of male moths in electroantennographic and behavioral assays. Thus, a new information emission scheme by utilizing semiochemicals as a data carrier was demonstrated.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2012 IEEE 25th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2012
Pages862-865
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event2012 IEEE 25th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2012 - Paris, France
Duration: 29 Jan 20122 Feb 2012

Conference

Conference2012 IEEE 25th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2012
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period29/01/122/02/12

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