ʻO ka Nylon kahi polymer, ʻo ia hoʻi he plastic i loaʻa ke ʻano molekala o ka 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 ka hana ʻana i nā kemika hoʻomaka.