Table 1 Mechanical properties by layer and region: shore-OOO, Young’s modulus, and shear wave velocity.

From: Validation and reliability of mechanical stiffness assessment tools in multilayered polyurethane phantom models of healthy and diabetic plantar soft tissues

Healthy layers: calcaneal region

Healthy layers: midfoot region

Healthy layers: forefoot region

Layer

Shore-OOO

E (kPa)

SWV (m/s)

Layer

Shore-OOO

E (kPa)

SWE (m/s)

Layer

Shore-OOO

E (kPa)

SWE (m/s)

A48742

20

33.9

3.4

A37718

35

60.1

4.6

A11108

45

89.7

5.5

B66583

35

59.1

4.8

A45327

40

73.8

5.4

A39415

20

35.2

3.4

A46490

55

135.3

6.9

A98575

45

88.5

5.4

A15481

30

50.9

4.1

A21083

20

34.9

3.4

B90057

20

33.3

3.4

A91825

40

71.2

4.9

A34907

35

61.1

4.6

B30216

25

41.4

3.8

A46742

15

29.7

3.2

A88020

50

129.6

6.5

B22332

35

61.9

4.5

A26181

25

41.0

3.7

A11179

35

58.5

4.8

B32372

35

61.0

4.5

A36718

35

61.4

4.5

B54659

45

89.6

5.6

B54659

45

91.4

5.5

A21917

15

27.9

3.1

B64504

50

109.9

6.3

B64504

50

106.3

5.6

A21083

20

35.6

3.4

    

B72788

10

24.4

2.9

A86691

30

52.5

4.2

Diabetic layers: calcaneal region

Diabetic layers: midfoot region

Diabetic layers: forefoot region

Layer

Shore-OOO

E (kPa)

SWV (m/s)

Layer

Shore-OOO

E (kPa)

SWV (m/s)

Layer

Shore-OOO

E (kPa)

SWV (m/s)

A66578

30

49.2

4.1

B10465

50

109.9

6.5

A96785

50

106.9

6.0

A62934

45

91.3

5.5

B42029

55

138.9

6.8

A94024

35

59.4

4.5

A19599

65

220.8

8.6

B77153

60

173.6

7.6

A90361

45

91.5

5.8

A35907

30

50.8

4.1

B37649

30

51.4

4.1

A73645

60

177.0

7.7

A90275

40

73.5

4.9

B17501

35

63.9

4.6

A93544

30

50.2

4.1

A88020

50

115.1

6.2

B35465

40

72.3

4.9

B66583

35

62.2

4.6

A62934

45

87.8

5.7

A48453

25

41.4

3.8

A98575

45

86.1

5.7

A97785

50

107.2

5.9

A13937

35

64.2

4.7

B72788

17

31.1

3.2

A67641

55

128.8

6.6

A31618

40

76.9

5.1

A86691

25

43.4

3.8

    

A67931

20

33.3

3.7

A36907

30

47.9

4.0

  1. Shore-OOO = Shore hardness scale (OOO range); E (kPa) = Elastic modulus in kilopascals; SWV (m/s) = Shear wave velocity; msec = Milliseconds.