Technical Feasibility of Custom-Fabricated Auxetic Foam Insoles for Plantar Pressure Redistribution: An Exploratory Pilot and Bootstrap Resampling Investigation.

LaBreesha Batey, Enrique M Jackson, Changchun Zeng, Selvum Pillay

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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LaBreesha BateyDepartment of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1075 13th St S, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3338-4197

Enrique M JacksonMaterial Science Branch, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 4631 Saturn RD, Huntsville, AL 35812, USA.

Changchun ZengDepartment of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, 2525 Pottsdamer St., Tallahassee, FL 32310, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0855-3497

Selvum PillayDepartment of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1075 13th St S, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Peripheral neuropathy degrades gait mechanics, elevating peak plantar pressures (PPP) and tissue ulceration risks. This exploratory pilot study evaluates custom orthotics using thermo-mechanically synthesized re-entrant auxetic foam insoles with targeted dome-shaped inserts. Bilateral dynamic gait analysis was conducted across a heterogeneous cohort (

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auxetic materialsbiomechanical engineeringcustom orthoticsperipheral neuropathyplantar pressure redistributionre-entrant foam

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PMID42654600

DOI10.3390/ma19163446

PMCPMC13514806

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