Development of a method of inactivation of individual sensilla of insects using microtool with shape memory effect

Present work considers the study of sensilla, which are sensitive elements of insect sensory systems. Sensilla are believed to be efficient nanobiosensors, the subtle mechanisms of operation of which have not been sufficiently studied. Different types of sensilla allow the insect to receive mechanical stimuli (air currents, sound, touch). To study mechanosensory sensilla, a micromechanical instrument is needed that would allow the capture of sensilla and its deflection in a predetermined manner. The paper proposes a method for recording the activity of a mechanosensory neuron during inactivation of individual sensilla by means of microtweezers based on the shape memory effect.