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Polyamide — Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology Definition

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GCSE Design and Technology · key term

Polyamide

Definition

A family of synthetic polymers used to make fibres, including nylon.

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Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology · 1DT0

Specification 6.2.2 · Paper 1

Polyamide is a family of synthetic materials; nylon is a type of polyamide. These names should not be treated as two unrelated fibre categories.
Revise: Synthetic Textiles

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Exam tips

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Nylon is a type of polyamide, not a completely separate fibre family.

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Regenerated cellulosic fibre

Synthetic fibre