Iziphuzo ze-HIPS, ezaziwa nangokuthi iziphuzo ze-polystyrene ezinamandla aphezulu, ziyinto ye-thermoplastic eyakhiwe ngohlelo lwezinyathelo ezimbili olwakhiwe ngephasi ye-rubber kanye nephasi ye-polystyrene eqhubekayo. Le nto ithuthukisa ukumelana nomthelela kwe-polystyrene ngokusebenzisa ukujikeleza kwe-rubber, okwenza ibe nezici ezinhle zokuthintwa nokucubungula, futhi isetshenziswa kabanzi emikhakheni ehlukene.
Ubukhulu be-HIPS particles buphakathi kuka-1.04-1.06 g/ml, futhi bavele njengezikhumbuzo ezimhlophe ezingenamoya noma ama-granules. Ukumelana kwabo namafutha namanzi kubavumela ukuba bagcine ukusebenza kahle ezindaweni ezahlukene, kuyilapho futhi bekwazi ukuhluza kwezinye izixazululo eziphilayo ezifana ne-benzene, toluene, ethyl acetate, dichloroethane, njll.
Izigxobo zethu ze-HIPS (imodeli: HIPS-WH02) zinezinhlelo eziningi zokusebenza, kuhlanganise kodwa kungagcini lapho ezinsizeni zokuphrinta, amakhabhinethi ezemidlalo, izikhala zokupholisa umoya, izikhala zezinto zasendlini, nezinye izinkalo. Ngenxa yezakhiwo zayo ezinhle zomzimba kanye nezindleko eziphansi, ama-particulate e-HIPS asebe yinto ethandwayo ezinqubweni zokukhiqiza imikhiqizo eminingi.