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  • Wallace Carothers was an American chemist, inventor and the leader of organic chemistry at DuPont, credited with the invention of nylon (nylon 6,6).
  • This fiber was first introduced in the 1930s as an early substitute for silk.
  • The nylons are polyamides with recurring amide groups. They contain carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen elements.
    Amide
    Amide group.
  • Nylon is a synthetic fibre that is strong and very light in weight.
  • Nylon is also easy to wash.
  • Nylon fibre is highly resistant to heat, UV rays and chemicals.
  • Nylon is a lustrous fibre.
  • Nylon fabrics retain their shape and appearance after washing. It has good stability and does not shrink.
  • Nylon can be easily dyed with a wider range of dyes. The dyed fabrics retain their colour and have good resistance to fading.
  • Nylon is used to make ropes for different purposes, curtains, socks, toothbrush bristles, sleeping bags, tents, fishing nets, parachutes, sportswear, strings of badminton and tennis racquets and car seat belts.
    Uses of polyamides
    Uses of nylon.
  • Nylon riots were a series of disturbances at American stores created by a nylon stocking shortage. Next
    Nylon riots.

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