Plastazote® foams have widespread uses in orthotics, prosthetic linings and foot care appliances. A thermoplastic polyethylene foam, Plastazote is easily heat moulded (85-140°C) and will adhere to most materials.

For those living with diabetes, proper foot care is extremely important. If your shoes aren’t doing the trick, diabetic insoles can provide the comfort and relief you need. Use them to keep painful symptoms at bay, while allowing for full circulation as you go about your day-to-day. Below, we’ve compiled a list of ten insoles for diabetes that are the most comfortable and effective.

This kind of material are often been seen on diabetic shoe inserts.

A wide range of polymer combinations is available to give increased stiffness, improved temperature resistance and improved mouldability. Plastazote® foams are engineered to offer superior performance and lighter weight. The absence of any chemical agents in the foam and a consistency of cell structure and density allows Zotefoams to offer the world’s lightest cross-linked foams.

Plastazote^® foams are available in:

• a range of densities from 15kg/m3 to 115kg/m3
• a variety of attractive colours
• Metallocene grades for easier thermo-compression behaviour
• special grades with increased flame-retarding properties, and/or conductive or static-dissipative characteristics

Plastazote^® foams are used in a variety of industries including:

• packaging
• automotive (thermoformed parts)
• aerospace
• electronics
• healthcare thanks to their inert qualities
• construction
• sport (protective padding)
• marine where buoyancy is crucial
• industrial (seals and gaskets)