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Proteus® & Sanalite® Family

Proteus® & Sanalite® are a family of polyethylene and polypropylene shapes that exhibit a high strength-to-weight ratio, excellent chemical resistance, low moisture absorption, and high performance in thermoforming and corrosive environments. These versatile plastic materials are easy to fabricate and find use a wide variety of applications below 180°F (82°C).

Products in the Proteus® & Sanalite® Family

Sanalite® HDPE
Sanalite® HDPE is an odorless and taste-free pebbled finished cutting board material recognized as the industry standard of excellence for use in food preparation and meat/poultry processing. Lightweight, easily cleaned and sanitized, and compliant with FDA, USDA, NSF, and Canada AG standards, Sanalite® HDPE excels in a variety of wet applications due to its zero moisture absorption qualities.
    Material properties
  • Easily cleaned
  • Lightweight
  • Chemical- and corrosion-resistant
  • No moisture absorption
  • Compliant with FDA, USDA, NSF, and Canada AG standards
Proteus® Homopolymer PP Natural

Proteus® Homopolymer PP Natural shapes are characterized by their high strength-to-weight ratio, excellent chemical and corrosion resistance capabilities, thermoforming performance, and zero moisture absorption. In addition to these key properties, this grade of polypropylene is also FDA, NSF, and SSI Standard 20 compliant, making it ideal for chemical processing, food processing, storage, and medical applications. For their performance and compliance, Proteus® Homopolymer PP Natural components are often favored in orthotic and prosthetic devices, pump components, storage tanks, and valve bodies.

    Material properties
  • High strength-to-weight ratio
  • Excellent chemical and corrosion resistance
  • Thermoformable
  • Zero moisture absorption
  • FDA, NSF, and SSI Standard compliant
Proteus® HDPE Black
Proteus® High Density Polyethylene HDPE Black shapes are used in a variety of environments requiring excellent impact resistance, superior tensile strength, low moisture absorption, great chemical and corrosion resistance, and easy fabrication and welding capabilities. Due to these characteristics and properties, Proteus® HDPE Black are often a favored solution for use in chain guides, orthotic and prosthetic devices, tanks, thermoformed material handling devices, and water storage applications.
    Material properties
  • Excellent impact resistance & tensile strength
  • Low moisture absorption
  • Great resistance to chemicals & corrosion
  • Easy to fabricate and weld
Proteus® Copolymer PP Natural

Proteus® High Density Polyethylene HDPE Black shapes are used in a variety of environments requiring excellent impact resistance, superior tensile strength, low moisture absorption, great chemical and corrosion resistance, and easy fabrication and welding capabilities. Due to these characteristics and properties, Proteus® HDPE Black are often a favored solution for use in chain guides, orthotic and prosthetic devices, tanks, thermoformed material handling devices, and water storage applications.

    Material properties
  • Excellent chemical and corrosion resistance
  • Improved resistance to stress cracking
  • Easy to fabricate and weld
  • Minimal centerline porosity
Proteus® HDPE
Proteus® HDPE shapes are used in a variety of environments requiring excellent impact resistance, superior tensile strength, low moisture absorption, great chemical and corrosion resistance, and easy fabrication and welding capabilities. Due to these characteristics and properties, Proteus® HDPE is often a favored solution for components in chain guides, orthotic and prosthetic devices, tanks, thermoformed material handling devices, and water storage applications.
    Material properties
  • Excellent impact resistance
  • High tensile strength
  • Great chemical and corrosion resistance
  • Low moisture absorption
Proteus® LSG HDPE
Proteus® LSG HDPE (Life Science Grade) stock shapes are made from HDPE resin and pre-assessed for biocompatibility on both resin and stock shape for up to 24 hours body contact according to USP VI and ISO 10993, as well as wetted contact in bioprocessing.

Proteus® LSG HDPE shapes exhibit low extractables and leaching, low moisture absorption, and great resistance to chemical cleaning agents, allowing parts to retain excellent impact resistance and good tensile strength throughout repeated use. For these reasons, Proteus® LSG HDPE is a great candidate for upstream applications in bioreactors and downstream applications chromatography and filtration.
    Material properties
  • Resin and stock shapes pre-assessed for up to 24 hours contact with body or tissue according to USP VI and ISO 10993, as well as wetted contact in bioprocessing
  • Low Extractables & Leaching, and low moisture absorption
  • Great chemical resistance
Proteus® Homopolymer PP White
Proteus® White Homopolymer shapes are characterized by their high strength-to-weight ratio, excellent chemical and corrosion resistance capabilities, thermoforming performance, and zero moisture absorption. In addition to these key properties, this grade of polypropylene also displays a minimal centerline porosity composition, and is FDA, NSF, and SSI standard compliant. As a result, Proteus® Homopolymer PP White components are ideal for chemical and food processing and storage and medical applications, such as orthotic and prosthetic devices, pump components, storage tanks, and valve bodies.
    Material properties
  • High strength-to-weight ratio
  • Excellent chemical & corrosion resistance
  • Thermoformable
  • Zero moisture absorption
  • Minimal centerline porosity
  • FDA, NSF, and SSI standard compliant
Proteus® LDPE
Proteus® LDPE lightweight shapes possess a great combination of excellent impact resistance, superior chemical and corrosion resistance, easy machinability and cleaning capabilities, and zero moisture absorption. As an extremely flexible grade of low-density polyethylene, components made from Proteus® LDPE are often used in prosthetic device applications that require drape forming or vacuum forming processes. Due to its flexibility and range of other performance properties, Proteus® LDPE excels in a variety of industrial and medical environments such as thermoformed parts, impact pads, hinges, and die pads.
    Material properties
  • Flexible for drape forming and vacuum forming
  • Excellent impact, chemical, and corrosion resistance
  • Easy to machine and clean
  • Zero moisture absorption
  • Lightweight
Proteus® LSG HS PP-H
Proteus® LSG HS PP-H (Life Science Grade, Heat Stabilized) stock shapes are made from high purity polypropylene resin that has undergone additional filtration to remove the last remaining black particles, thus increasing purity. The material is pre-assessed for biocompatibility at the stock shape level for bioprocessing applications according to USP VI and ISO 10993 and is supported for use in non-body contacting medical applications.


Heat stabilized to provide improved dimensional stability and a higher heat deflection temperature compared with standard polypropylene grades, Proteus® LSG HS components can withstand repeated steam sterilization cycles and autoclaves and are highly resistant to cleaning agents, disinfectants, and various solvents. For these reasons, Proteus® LSG HS is a strong candidate for medical non-body contact applications such as surgical trays, caddies, and device housing components.
    Material properties
  • Stock shapes are pre-assessed for biocompatibility on stock shape (USP VI & ISO 10993) and supported for use in non-body contact medical applications
  • Higher heat deflection temperature and dimensional stability than standard PP-H materials
  • Highly resistant to repeated autoclaving, chemical disinfectants, and solvents
  • Additional resin filtration for especially high purity
  • Zero moisture absorption
Proteus® LSG HP PP-H
Proteus® LSG HP PP-H (Life Science Grade) stock shapes are made from high purity polypropylene resin that has undergone additional filtration to remove black particles, thus increasing purity. The material is also pre-assessed for biocompatibility at the stock shape level for wetted contact applications in bioprocessing according to USP VI and ISO 10993.


Proteus® LSG HP PP-H shapes are characterized by their excellent resistance to chemical cleaning agents and zero moisture absorption. These traits, in combination with their low levels of extractables and leachables, make Proteus® LSG HP PP-H components a favored solution in the bioprocessing industry for upstream applications in bioreactors (e.g. valves, mixers, impellers), downstream applications in chromatography (e.g. fluid distribution plates), and filtration.
    Material properties
  • Stock shapes pre-assessed for wetted contact applications in bioprocessing according to USP VI and ISO 10993
  • Additional resin screening for especially high purity
  • Low levels of extractables and leachables
  • Excellent resistance to chemical cleaning agents
Proteus® Homopolymer PP Black
Proteus® Homopolymer PP Black shapes are characterized by their high strength-to-weight ratio, excellent chemical and corrosion resistance capabilities, thermoforming performance, and zero moisture absorptionThis grade of polypropylene is ideal for chemical processing, food processing, storage, and medical applications. For their performance and compliance, Proteus® Homopolymer PP Natural components are often favored in orthotic and prosthetic devices, pump components, storage tanks, and valve bodies.
    Material properties
  • High strength-to-weight ratio
  • Excellent chemical and corrosion resistance
  • Thermoformable
  • Zero moisture absorption
Proteus® O & P Natural Homopolymer PP
Proteus® Copolymer PP Natural shapes offer excellent chemical and corrosion resistance capabilities, improved resistance to stress cracking, ease of fabrication and welding, and minimal centerline porosity. Due to these performance properties, Proteus® Copolymer PP Natural is a favored solution for components in die cutting pads, fire truck water and foam tanks, orthotic and prosthetic devices, and plating and anodizing process equipment. This grade is also FDA and NSF compliant.
    Material properties
  • Thermoforming performance
  • Rigid form of polypropylene used where high stiffness is required
  • Lot-to-lot consistency and formability
  • Chemical- and corrosion-resistant
  • No moisture absorption

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