We’ll answer that and more below! Nylon is a synthetic polymer. Quick science lesson: polymers are made up of monomers (type of molecule) that are prone to bonding to other monomers. Nylon has ...

Using microorganisms, KAIST researchers have successfully developed a new bio-based plastic to replace conventional plastic.

Researchers have developed microbial strains that can produce various eco-friendly bio-based polyester plastics. These ...

Researchers have genetically engineered microbes to produce a strong, flexible plastic similar to nylon for the first time. More than 4,000 plastic chemicals are hazardous, report finds ...

Polymers were little-understood molecules when ... Du Pont named this product nylon. The chemists called it Nylon 66 because the adipic acid and hexamethylene diamine each contain 6 carbon atoms ...

CPL and nylon 6 market have experienced successive declines since late February and continued to face pressure through mid to late March. However, recent coordinated production cuts by caprolactam and ...

Polyester amide is a next-generation material that combines the advantages of PET (polyester) and nylon (polyamide), two ...

Using microorganisms, researchers have successfully developed a new bio-based plastic to replace conventional plastic.