poly(p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole)

Zylon is a trademarked name for a range of thermoset polyurethane materials manufactured by the Toyobo Corporation. These are members of the synthetic polymer family of materials. Image File history File links Zylon. ... Image File history File links Zylon. ... A trademark, trade mark, ™ or ®[1] is a distinctive sign of some kind which is used by an organization to uniquely identify itself and its products and services to consumers, and to distinguish the organization and its products or services from those of other organizations. ... Thermosetting plastics (thermosets) refer to a range of polymer materials that cure, through the addition of energy, to a stronger form. ... A polyurethane is any polymer consisting of a chain of organic units joined by urethane links. ... Synthetic polymers are often referred to as plastics, such as the well-known polyethylene and nylon. ... Look up material in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

IUPAC name: poly(p-phenylene-2,6-benzobisoxazole)

The particular subset that Zylon is derived from are the EBXL-TPU plastics. (From electron beam cross-linked ThermoPlastic Polyurethane). Household items made out of plastic. ... A charged particle beam is a group of electrically charged particles that have approximately the same kinetic energy and move in approximately the same direction. ... Vulcanization is an example of cross-linking. ...

Vaguely related to Kevlar and nylon, Zylon is used in a number of applications that require very high strength with excellent thermal stability. Tennis racquets, Table Tennis blades, various medical applications, and some of the martian rovers are some of the more well known instances. Chemical structure of Kevlar. ... Nylon represents a family of synthetic polymers, a thermoplastic material, first produced on February 28, 1935 by Gerard J. Berchet of Wallace Carothers research group at DuPont. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... Artists Concept of Rover on Mars NASAs Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Mission (since 2003) is a unmanned Mars exploration mission that includes sending two Rovers (robots) to explore the Martian surface and geology. ...

Usage in body armour

Zylon also gained wide use in body armor during 1998 with its introduction by Second Chance Body Armor, Inc. But protective vests constructed with zylon became controversial in late 2003 when Oceanside, CA Police Officer Tony Zeppetella's and Forest Hills, PA Police Officer Ed Limbacher's vests failed, leaving Zeppetella mortally wounded and Limbacher seriously injured. Some studies subsequently reported that the Zylon vests may degrade rapidly, [1] leaving wearers with significantly less protection than expected. Second Chance eventually recalled all of its zylon-containing vests, which led to its subsequent bankruptcy. In early 2005, Armor Holdings, Inc. first [2] recalled its existing zylon-based products, and decreased the rated lifespan warrantee of new vests from 60 months to 30 months. August 2005 AHI decided to discontinue manufacturing all of its zylon-containing vests. This was largely based on the actions of the U.S. government's National Institute of Justice, which decertified zylon for use in its approved models of ballistic vests for law enforcement. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Second Chance is a body armor manufacturing company and was the first one to use kevlar for body armor. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Armor Holdings, Inc. ... The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) is the research, development and evaluation agency of the United States Department of Justice. ... For the band, see The Police. ...

Usage in Space Elevator Research

Competing for the Wirefly X Prize Cup in Las Cruces, New Mexico, US, on 20 and 21 October, a team from the University of British Columbia will be entering a tether into the Tether Challenge constructed from Zylon fibres. The Wirefly X PRIZE logo combines a stylized letter X reminiscent of a space trajectory with stark, bold text. ... The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university with its main campus located at Point Grey, in the University Endowment Lands adjacent to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and another smaller campus known as UBC Okanagan located in Kelowna, British Columbia. ...

See also

• Synthetic fibers
• Kevlar
• Dyneema