1. Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
  2. School of Mechanical Engineering
  3. Research and innovation
  4. Institute of Functional Surfaces
  5. Research projects
  6. Diabetic Ulceration: Tribology of the Plantar Aspect

Research project

Diabetic Ulceration: Tribology of the Plantar Aspect

  • Start date: 1 October 2018
  • End date: 30 September 2023
  • Funder: IT-CDT
  • Primary investigator: 00901695
  • Postgraduate students: Sarah Crossland
This project aims to look closer into the biotribology occuring at the plantar aspect of the foot, to aid in building a greater understanding of the formation of ulceration in the at-risk diabetic foot.