Igama elithi nylon libhekisa kusapho lwepolymer olwaziwa ngokuba zii-linear polyamides. Yiplastiki efumaneka kwimveliso yemihla ngemihla kodwa ikwayimicu yokwenza amalaphu. I-nylon yaziwa njengenye yeemicu zokwenziwa eziluncedo kakhulu kwihlabathi, kwaye usetyenziso lwazo luyahluka ukusuka kwimisebenzi yobomi bemihla ngemihla ukuya kwimizi-mveliso. I-nylon inamandla agqwesileyo kunye nokumelana nokukrala kwaye ikwanokubuyiselwa okumangalisayo kwe-elastic, oko kuthetha ukuba amalaphu anokululwa ukuya kwimida yawo ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa yimo yawo. Ekuqaleni yaphuhliswa ziinjineli zeDuPont phakathi kweminyaka yoo-1930, i-nylon ekuqaleni yayisetyenziselwa iinjongo zomkhosi, kodwa ukusetyenziswa kwayo kuye kwahluka ukususela ngoko. Inani elikhulu leentlobo ezahlukeneyo zamalaphu e-nylon ziye zaphuhliswa ukuze kufunyanwe iimpawu ezifunekayo kusetyenziso ngalunye olucetywayo. Njengoko unokubona, ilaphu le-nylon lukhetho oluhlala ixesha elide kwaye aludingi kulungiswa kakhulu kwishishini lempahla.
I-nylon isetyenziswa kakhulu kwiimveliso ezahlukeneyo, kuquka iimpahla zokudada, iibhulukhwe ezimfutshane, iibhulukhwe zomkhondo, ukunxitywa okusebenzayo, ii-windbreakers, ii-draperies kunye nee-bedscloths kunye neevesti ezikhusela iimbumbulu, iiparashuti, iiyunifomu zokulwa kunye neevesti zobomi. Ukuze ezi mveliso zokugqibela zisebenze kakuhle, ukuchaneka nokusebenza kakuhle kwenkqubo yokusika kubaluleke kakhulu kwinkqubo yokuvelisa. Ngokusebenzisaumsiki welaserUkuze usike i-nylon, ungenza iziqwenga eziphinda-phindwayo nezicocekileyo ngokuchanekileyo okungenakwenziwa ngemela okanye ngesibhakela. Kwaye ukusika nge-laser kuvala imiphetho yempahla ezininzi, kuquka ne-nylon, okuphelisa phantse ingxaki yokuqhekeka. Ukongeza,umatshini wokusika nge-laserinika ukuguquguquka okuphezulu ngelixa inciphisa amaxesha okucubungula.