1. ABOUT THE DATASET
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Title: Mechanical Characteristics of Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Plantar Skin to Inform Development of Physical Models Data Set

Creator(s): Sarah R. Crossland [1], Francesca Sairally [1], Jen Edwards [1], Peter R. Culmer [1], Claire L. Brockett [2].
Organisation(s): [1] University of Leeds, [2] University of Sheffield

Rights-holder(s):Unless otherwise stated, Copyright 2023 University of Leeds

Publication Year: 2023

Description: This data set contains data relating to the journal article "Evaluating the use of a novel low-cost measurement insole to characterise plantar foot strain during gait loading regimes", including raw input image data, pre-processed strain data and processed regional strain outputs.

Cite as: Crossland, Sairally, Edwards, Culmer, Brockett (2023): Mechanical Characteristics of Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Plantar Skin to Inform Development of Physical Models Data Set. University of Leeds. [Dataset] 
Related publication: [Under review]

Contact: s.r.crossland1@leeds.ac.uk


2. TERMS OF USE
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Copyright 2023 [University of Leeds]. This dataset is made available via a data access request and agreement.


3. PROJECT AND FUNDING INFORMATION
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Title: Tribology of the Plantar Aspect in Relation to Diabetic Ulceration

Dates: 2018-2023

Funding organisation: EPSRC 

Grant no.: EP/L01629X/1 


4. CONTENTS
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File listing

-01_Raw_Data[Folder] Folder structure containing raw data formats.
	-DIC_Images[Folder] Folder structure containing before and after dissection 	images used for DIC analysis for Diabetic donors 1-2 and Non-diabetic donors 1-4.
		-Diabetic_1[Folder] Diabetic donor 1 pre and post dissection images
		-Diabetic_2[Folder] Diabetic donor 1 pre and post dissection images
		-Non_Diabetic_1[Folder] Non Diabetic donor 1 pre and post dissection images
		-Non_Diabetic_2[Folder] Non Diabetic donor 2 pre and post dissection images
		-Non_Diabetic_3[Folder] Non Diabetic donor 3 pre and post dissection images
		-Non_Diabetic_4[Folder] Non Diabetic donor 4 pre and post dissection images
-02_Processed_Data[Folder] Folder structure containing dervived data from DIC, tensile and compressive analysis.
	-Diabetic_Mechanical_Characterisation_Data[.xlsx] Tensile and compressive DMA testing data and Tensile stress-strain failure testing data for diabetic donors.
	-Non_Diabetic_Mechanical_Characterisation_Data[.xlsx] Tensile and compressive DMA testing data and Tensile stress-strain failure testing data for non-diabetic donors.
	-DIC_Data[.xlsx] Outputs for DIC analysis generated via GOM Correlate 2019.
	-DIC_Processed_Data[.xlsx] Outputs for DIC analysis processed in MATLAB R2021a using DIC_Data.xlsx.
-03_Ethics_Documents[Folder] Folder structure containing ethics consent and provided participant information and data sheets.
	-Cremation_Authorization[.pdf] Cremation authorisation form from donor specimen supplier.
	-Donor_Consent[.pdf] Donor consent form from donor specimen supplier.
	-Ethics_Approval[.pdf] Ethics approval obtained for study.
	-Letter_of_Intent[.pdf] Letter of intent template from donor specimen supplier.
	
-Dataset Information [00_README_Crossland_2023.txt] 


5. METHODS
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-Data was collected following the protocol outlined in associated Journal article [Under Review]