Igama elithi inayiloni likhomba kusapho lwepolymer olwaziwa ngokuba yi-linear polyamides. Yiplastiki ekwiimveliso zemihla ngemihla kodwa ikwayintsinga zokwenza amalaphu. Inayiloni yaziwa njengenye yezona ntsinga zokwenziwa ziluncedo ehlabathini, kunye nosetyenziso olwahlukileyo ukusuka kwimisebenzi yemihla ngemihla ukuya kwimizi-mveliso. Inayiloni inamandla abalaseleyo kunye nokumelana ne-abrasion kwaye inokubuyiselwa okumangalisayo kwe-elastic, okuthetha ukuba amalaphu anokolulwa ukuya kwimida yawo ngaphandle kokuphulukana nokumila kwawo. Iqale yaphuhliswa ziinjineli zeDuPont phakathi kwiminyaka yoo-1930s, inayiloni yaqale yasetyenziselwa iinjongo zasemkhosini, kodwa ukusetyenziswa kwayo kuye kwahluka. Inani elikhulu leentlobo ezahlukeneyo zamalaphu enayiloni ziye zaphuhliswa ukufumana iimpawu ezifunekayo kusetyenziso ngalunye olucetywayo. Njengoko unokwazi, ilaphu lenayiloni lukhetho oluhlala ixesha elide kwaye luphantsi kakhulu kwishishini lelaphu.
Inayiloni isetyenziswa kakhulu kwiimveliso ezahlukahlukeneyo, kubandakanywa iimpahla zokuqubha, iibhulukhwe ezimfutshane, iibhulukhwe zomkhondo, ukunxitywa okusebenzayo, ii-windbreakers, iidraperies kunye nebedspreads kunye ne-bulletproof vests, iiparashute, iiyunifomu zokulwa kunye neevesti zobomi. Ukuze wenze ezi mveliso zokugqibela zisebenze kakuhle, ukuchaneka kunye nokusebenza kakuhle kwenkqubo yokusika kubaluleke kakhulu kwinkqubo yokuvelisa. Ngokusebenzisa aumsiki laserukusika i-nylon, unokwenza ukuphindaphinda, ukusika okucocekileyo ngokuchaneka okungenakufezekiswa ngommese okanye i-punch. Kwaye ukusika i-laser kutywina imiphetho yamalaphu amaninzi, kubandakanya inayiloni, kuphelisa ingxaki yokonakala. Ukwengeza,umatshini wokusika we-laserinikeza ukuguquguquka okuphezulu ngelixa unciphisa amaxesha okucubungula.