I-X-ray ebona izinto ezincane kakhulu ingasetshenziswa ukwenza imephu yezitho zezinambuzane ezincane

Abstract

Ukulinganisa izakhiwo zokuphefumula kwezinambuzane kanye nokuhluka kwazo kusalokhu kuyinselele ngenxa yobukhulu bazo obuncane kakhulu. Lapha sikala ivolumu yoqhoqhoqho lwezinambuzane sisebenzisa i-X-ray micro-tomography (µCT) ukuhlola (ekulungisweni okungu-15 µm) ezibungwini eziphilayo, ezithulile zebhungane le-cerambycid Cacosceles newmannii kosayizi bemizimba ehlukene. Kuleli phepha sinikeza imininingwane egcwele yevolumu kanye namamodeli e-3D ezipopolo ezingu-12, ehlinzeka ngemininingwane emisha yokuphindaphinda kokuhlaziywa kwezithombe kanye nomehluko wesici se-tracheal wesakhiwo ohlinzekwa ngezindlela ezihlukene zokuhlukanisa izithombe. Imininingwane inikezwa lapha ngezifunda zomzila we-tracheal ezihlukaniswe ngamamodeli we-3D.