nylon: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotecnology Information - PubMed Central - Microbial and Enzymatic Degradation of Nylon: Mechanisms, Diversity, and Biotechnological Application. Nov 01, 2026
Add new Web site: Royal Society of Chemistry Publishing - RSC Advances - Dissolution and regeneration of nylons utilizing superbase-acid conjugate ionic liquids. Mar 05, 2026
Add new Web site: Nature Communications - Nylons with Highly-Bright and Ultralong Organic Room-Temperature Phosphorescence. Oct 18, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotecnology Information - PubMed Central - Microbial and Enzymatic Degradation of Nylon: Mechanisms, Diversity, and Biotechnological Application. Aug 13, 2025
Add new Web site: Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT News - Nylon fibers made to flex like muscles. Mar 22, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Morphology and mechanical properties of Nylon 6/MWNT nanofibers (PDF). Jan 07, 2025
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Medicine - Comparison Between Nylon and Polyglactin Sutures in Pediatric Cataract Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Nov 12, 2024
Add new Web site: ACS Publications - Wallace Carothers and the Development of Nylon. Aug 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Medicine - Comparison Between Nylon and Polyglactin Sutures in Pediatric Cataract Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. May 02, 2024
Add new Web site: British Plastics Federation - Nylons (Polyamide). Jan 26, 2024
Add new Web site: Chemistry LibreTexts - The origin of nylon. Jan 11, 2023
Add new Web site: Science History Institute - Nylon: A Revolution in Textiles. Sep 26, 2022
Removed media. Dec 20, 2021
Corrected display issue. May 08, 2019
Add new Web site: Inventors and Inventions - Nylon. May 01, 2019
Add new Web site: American Oil and Gas Historical Society - Nylon, a Petroleum Polymer. Mar 03, 2017
Media added. May 17, 2016
Add new Web site: Indianetzone - Textiles - Nylon. Jul 18, 2013
Added new Web site: Chemical Heritage Foundation - Nylon: A Revolution in Textiles. Jan 08, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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