What are you using for foam padding?
The supplier we have been using had decided to discontinue to product we were using for the foam padding we’ve been including with the e-NABLE Assembly Materials Kits. We’ve been exploring options for an alternate material to include in the kits moving forward.
Currently, we’re testing out this padding. According to their website, 3M™ 9776 is a single-sided medical polyethylene foam tape. This is a tan, closed-cell foam tape coated with a hypoallergenic acrylic adhesive.
9776 foam tape is soft and water-resistant, commonly used in electrode and device attachment, cushioning, overlay/covertape and woundcare dressing applications. It can be sterilised by EtO and is available in non-standard slit rolls, sheets, and custom shapes.
Does anyone have any suggestions for anything that would work better than this? If you can share a link to any adhesive foam padding you’ve been using when making e-NABLE devices, that would be very helpful. We order these materials in very large quantities, so before I go spending thousands of dollars on foam padding, I want to make sure it’s the best option available.
Very curious — whlle I haven't printed any prostethics, I have done a number of writing aids and other Aides for Daily Living for others with disabilities, and the “feel” of the 3d print can be abrasive, so would love to hear how other people interface.