Articles of category "Nylon"

The research of the name`s origin of the nylon fabric is a very favorable field of investigation, which will bring the curious researcher face to face with a great number of theories and assumptions. One of the claims is that the word nylon draws its roots form the names of two major cities that first started large-scale nylon production, namely New York and London, thus, giving the word two constituent parts NY and Lon.

The term nylon is generally used in reference to the multitude of polymers that bear the name of linear polyamides. There is more than one way of making nylon fibers, but the general principle remains the same. It may seem to be quite a complicated process, but, in fact, it has a very simple chemical foundation and is based on the ability of carbon atoms to separate acid and amine groups in the course of a chemical reaction.