ABSTRACT Copolyamides based on polyamide-6, 6 (PA-6, 6) were prepared by solid-state modification (SSM). Para-and meta-xylylenediamine were successfully incorporated into the aliphatic PA-6, 6 backbone at 200 and 230 C under an inert gas flow. In the initial stage of the SSM below the melting temperature of PA-6, 6, a decrease of the molecular weight was observed due to chain scission, followed by a built up of the molecular weight and ...