1. ABOUT THE DATASET
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Title: Native, GAG depleted and decellularised porcine tendon under tension and compression data set.	

Creator(s): Jacqueline Solis-Cordova

Organisation(s): University of Leeds

Rights-holder(s):Unless otherwise stated, Copyright 2022 University of Leeds

Publication Year: 2023

Description: This dataset containes experimental mechanical and biochemical data as described in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105671. This study contains data on native, decellularised and GAG-depleted porcine superflexor tendon.

Cite as: Jacqueline Solis-Cordova, Jennifer H. Edwards, Hazel L. Fermor, Philip Riches, Claire L. Brockett, Anthony Herbert (2023): Dataset for 'Characterisation of native and decellularised porcine tendon under tension and compression: a closer look at glycosaminoglycan contribution to tendon mechanics'. University of Leeds. [Dataset] https://doi.org/10.5518/1289.

Related publication: Jacqueline Solis-Cordova, Jennifer H. Edwards, Hazel L. Fermor, Philip Riches, Claire L. Brockett, Anthony Herbert, Characterisation of native and decellularised porcine tendon under tension and compression: a closer look at glycosaminoglycan contribution to tendon mechanics, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2023, 105671, ISSN 1751-6161, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105671.



2. TERMS OF USE
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Unless otherwise stated, this dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.


3. PROJECT AND FUNDING INFORMATION
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Title: Consequences of decellularisation on the biomechanical and biological properties of porcine tendon at a sub-tendon scale

Dates: 2018 - 2023

Funding organisation: EPSRC, CONACyT

Grant no.: EP/L014823/1, EP/P001076/1, 71066



4. CONTENTS
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This dataset contains experimental data on native (N), decellularised (DC) and GAG-depleted (GAGD) porcine superflexor tendon. This group can also be referred to as treated (T). 

The folder "Compression" contains raw data obtained from compressive loading with files relating to all specimens from each group. 
The folder "Ha and k" contains the data files used for obtaining aggregate modulus (Ha) and permeability (k), with a file name key, given the files were randomised. 
Tensile_data_for_all_groups.xlsx contains the parameters of tensile loading, including strength (ST) and stress relaxation (SR) testing. 
The relevant data obtained from biochemical assays (GAG quantification) are included.



5. METHODS
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For details on methods, please refer to https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105671