Nylon was the first commercially successful synthetic thermoplastic polymer. Commercially, nylon polymer is made by reacting monomers which are either lactams, acid/amines or stoichiometric mixtures of diamines (-NH2) and diacids (-COOH). Mixtures of these can be polymerized together to make copolymers.
Princess Diana Wedding Cake. Official Cake Wedding cake and cooks for the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981. Getty Images / Terry Fincher. The official cake for the wedding dinner was made by the Naval Armed Forces, appropriate for the wedding of Prince Charles, a naval commander.
(Princess Kate followed Dianaâs lead in her wedding vows to Prince William, in which she also ditched the word âobey.â) Princess Diana and Prince Charles on their wedding day on July 29, 1981.Rex Features Prince Charles and Princess Diana on their wedding day on July 29, 1981.Tim Graham/Getty.