Cushions and shoe insoles comprising elastomeric material and methods of forming same

A shoe, comprising:

• an insole comprising a substantially non-gel component and a gel component adjacent the non-gel component,
• the gel component comprising a plasticizer extended A-B-A triblock copolymer and having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite from the first major surface, the gel component defining a plurality of voids extending completely through the gel component, from the first major surface to the second major surface,
• a dimension of each void of the plurality of voids measured in a plane parallel to at least one of the first major surface and the second major surface, a minimum distance between adjacent voids of the plurality of voids, the plasticizer extended A-B-A triblock copolymer, and a thickness of the gel component causing the plasticizer extended A-B-A triblock copolymer to bulge under a force of a load on an area of the first major surface of the gel component and to limit buckling of the plasticizer extended A-B-A triblock copolymer of the gel component under the force of the load,
• wherein each void of the plurality of voids has a uniform cross-sectional area in each plane parallel to each of the first major surface and the second major surface when the gel component is in an undeformed state,
• wherein the gel component is disposed within a pocket of the substantially non-gel component, and
• wherein at least a portion of the pocket is made of the plasticizer extended A-B-A triblock copolymer and is at least partially in contact with the gel component disposed within the pocket.

An insole for a shoe, comprising:

• a substantially non-gel component;
• and
• a gel component comprising:
• a layer of a plasticizer extended A-B-A triblock copolymer having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite from the first major surface;
• and
• a plurality of voids extending completely through the plasticizer extended A-B-A triblock copolymer, from the first major surface to the second major surface,
• a maximum dimension across each void of the plurality of voids, a minimum distance between adjacent voids of the plurality of voids, and the plasticizer extended A-B-A triblock copolymer causing the plasticizer extended A-B-A triblock copolymer to bulge under a force of a load on an area of the first major surface of the gel component and to limit buckling of the plasticizer extended A-B-A triblock copolymer of the gel component under the force of the load,
• wherein each void of the plurality of voids has a uniform cross-sectional area in each plane parallel to each of the first major surface and the second major surface when the gel component is in an undeformed state,
• wherein the gel component is disposed within a pocket of the substantially non-gel component, and
• wherein at least a portion of the pocket is made of the plasticizer extended A-B-A triblock copolymer and is at least partially in contact with the gel component disposed within the pocket.