ʻO ka Nylon kahi polymer, ʻo ia hoʻi he plastic i loaʻa kahi ʻano molekala o kahi nui o nā ʻāpana like i hoʻopaʻa ʻia.ʻO kahi hoʻohālikelike e like me ke kaulahao metala i hana ʻia me nā loulou hou.ʻO ka Nylon kahi ʻohana holoʻokoʻa o nā ʻano mea like loa i kapa ʻia he polyamides. Aia nā mea kahiko e like me ka lāʻau a me ka pulupulu ma ke ʻano, ʻoiai ʻaʻole ʻo nylon.Hana ʻia kahi polimer nylon ma ka hoʻopili ʻana i ʻelua mau molekala nui me ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka wela ma kahi o 545 ° F a me ke kaomi ʻana mai kahi ipu hao ikaika.I ka hui ʻana o nā ʻāpana, hoʻohui lākou e hana i kahi mole nui aʻe.ʻO kēia polymer nui ke ʻano maʻamau o ka nylon-i ʻike ʻia ʻo nylon-6,6, aia i loko o ʻeono mau kalapona kalapona.Me ke kaʻina hana like, hana ʻia nā ʻano like ʻole o ka nylon ma o ka pane ʻana i nā kemika hoʻomaka.