Espumas elastoméricas soportadas y procesos para elaborar las mismas

Una espuma elastomérica soportada (100, 300, 400A, 400B, 502, 602, 702, 900, 1002), que comprende: una matriz elastomérica (102, 402) que comprende un elastómero, y que comprende: una región espumada (106, 308, 406, 506, 608, 708, 1006) que comprende una pluralidad de celdas llenadas de gas (108, 310, 312, 408, 508, 610, 710, 1008) definidas por el elastómero; y una región de refuerzo (104, 304, 306, 404, 504, 604, 606, 704, 706, 902, 906, 1004) que comprende una capa porosa (204) que tiene una red interconectada de poros empapados al menos parcialmente con el elastómero, caracterizada por que la capa porosa (204) comprende una membrana de polímero porosa, una estera fibrosa tejida, una estera fibrosa no tejida, un material tejido de fibra de vidrio o un material no tejido de fibra de vidrio. A supported elastomeric foam (100) includes an elastomeric matrix (102) formed of an elastomer and including a reinforcement region (104) and a foamed region (106). The foamed region includes gas filled cells (108) in the elastomer, and the reinforcement region includes a porous layer (204) having an interconnected network of pores at least partially imbibed with the elastomer. The foam can include an adhesive at a surface of the foam. A compressible seal (802) including a compressible body, which can be elastomeric foam, can also include a pattern of discontinuous adhesive regions about which the compressible body can deform to form a sea. The supported elastomeric foam can form a gas tight seal in an interface when placed under minimal compression.