TERABOTICS: In Vivo Terahertz Skin Response Data with Force Variation

In vivo THz signals recorded during 90-second measurements on patient volar forearms as part of the TERABOTICS study at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. The data includes force-dependent experiments where contact force between a quartz window and skin surface was varied. The dataset is 811.6 MB in NPZ format and was last updated on 2026-05-07.

Use Cases

• Correlating terahertz signal attenuation with patient age based on the age_attenuation_data.
• Modeling skin viscoelasticity based on THz response under varying contact force from the Force_Cycles, Force_Ramps, and Force_Varying data.
• Developing calibration models for in vivo skin measurements using the continuous THz signal recordings.
• Studying the biomechanical response of skin to controlled force application.

Strengths

• Data originates from a specific clinical study (TERABOTICS) conducted at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire.
• Includes multiple experimental conditions: static measurements and force-varying experiments.
• Dataset size is 811.6 MB, suggesting substantial raw signal data.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• The description provides high-level concepts but lacks specifics on data structure or individual features.

Provenance

Source

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) and University of Warwick.

Collection Method

Collected in vivo using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy on human subjects.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 08:42:36.

Geography

Coventry and Warwickshire, United Kingdom.