Apollo Foam provides innovative, custom engineered polyethylene foam solutions globally
Apollo Foam provides innovative, custom engineered polyethylene foam solutions globally
Apollo Foam converts and manufacturers bespoke finished items from both cross-linked polyethylene foam and open cell polyurethane foam for the medical and healthcare market. Medical foams for support and protection orthotics, prosthetics, podiatrists, wheelchair pads, and hygienic seating, along with wound dressing and short-term implants.
Medical polyethylene foam has many benefits which make it fit for purpose in the medical setting.
Polyurethane foam is also used broadly in the medical setting, offering a range of benefits.
Polyurethane foams are used in a number of medical applications including, catheter and general purpose tubing, hospital bedding, surgical drapes, wound dressings, and short term implants.
The endurance, high strength, and high abrasion resistance mean that medical device manufacturers are continually finding new applications for polyurethane foam.
Polyurethane can be used in wound dressing and short term implants, offering a sterile and safe solution for these settings.
The open cell structure means that it provides the optimum environment for healing, keeping the wound area moist to facilitate this. They’re cushioned for comfort and adaptable to a variety of wounds.
The foam can be moulded into different shapes and sizes, making it versatile and adaptable for the medical equipment market.
A popular choice for protecting medical equipment and also providing patient comfort, flexible positioning, and a versatile choice for the medical sector.
Medical polyethylene foam is ideal for a wide range of specialised orthopaedic insole applications, providing maximum comfort, enabling podiatrists to diagnose and stabilise foot pressure, which relieves patient pain.
Cross-Linked polyethylene foam can also come with a range of additives, which combined make this the ideal material for the healthcare industry.
Metallocene, which is a polyethylene foam with a metallocene additive, makes the material more hard wearing and resilient to tearing.
Polyethylene foam with an EVA additive gives the material a softer feel at higher densities.
The materials can be laminated together with heat or to a low density polyethylene to give a composite material for the medical sector.
Closed cell polyethylene foam can be used where they are likely to come into contact with medical implants, and being closed cell they have a wipe clean surface.
Our polyethylene foams are converted to our customers’ individual requirements from split sheets, pressed foam fitments, waterjet and routed polyethylene foam components for all market sectors.