I-DOS isetyenziswa kwiindawo ezininzi kwimizi-mveliso ye-thermoplastic ngenxa yokuba igcina ukuguquguquka nokusebenza kakuhle kumaqondo obushushu aphantsi ngaphezu kwe-PVC kunye nokuguqulwa kwayo kweepolymers, i-ethyl cellulose, i-cellulose nitrate, irabha ye-chlorinated, kunye nerabha ye-nitrile.