Hydrogels: Applications and Global Markets to 2022
The global market for hydrogels totaled $15.6 billion in 2016. The market should total $16.5 billion in 2017 and $22.3 billion by 2022, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3% from 2017 to 2022.
The global market for synthetic hydrogels totaled $11.9 billion in 2017. The market should total $12.5 billion in 2017 and $16.9 billion by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 6.2% from 2017 to 2022.
The global market for hybrid hydrogels totaled $1.4 billion in 2017. The market should total $1.5 billion in 2017 and $2.1 billion by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 6.7% from 2017 to 2022.
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Study Goals and Objectives
- Reasons for Doing This Study
- Scope of Report
- Information Sources
- Methodology
- Geographic Breakdown
- Analyst's Credentials
- Related BCC Research Reports
- Chapter 2 Summary and Highlights
- Chapter 3 Market and Technology Background
- Hydrogel: Material Properties and Characteristic Features
- Uses of Hydrogel
- Use of Hydrogels in Drug Delivery
- Reservoir System
- Matrix System
- History
- Hydrogel as a Smart Material
- Advanced Hydrogels
- Thermo-Responsive Hydrogels
- pH-Responsive Hydrogels
- Light- and Chemical-Responsive Hydrogels
- Classification of Hydrogels
- Based on Preparation Methods
- Based on Nature of Connections
- Based on Constituent Chemistries
- Based on the Origin of the Raw Materials
- Based on the Structure of the Polymer Chain
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Hydrogels
- Advantages
- Disadvantages
- Types of End-User Industry Applications
- Hydrogel and the Healthcare Industry
- Excellent Dressing for Burn Victims
- Akin to Skin for Wound Care
- Timed Drug Delivery
- Soft Contact Lenses for Sharp Vision
- Electrode Component in EEG and ECG Devices
- Tissue Engineering
- Personal Hygiene, a High-Volume Market for Hydrogels
- Hydrogels in the Agriculture and Food Industry
- Hydrogels for Terrace Farming Home Grown Gardens, Vertical Farming
- Hydrogels for Open Field and Protective Cultivation
- Hydrogels in Bare Root Dipping
- Hydrogels for Hydro Seeding
- Hydrogels for Fertilizers
- Hydrogel in Hydroponics/Soil-less Media
- Hydrogels in Forensics and Research
- Forensics
- Research
- Chapter 4 Industry Structure
- Major Markets
- Demand Driving Applications
- Hygiene Products
- Disposable Soft Contact lenses
- Advanced Wound Care and Diagnostics Products
- Potential Markets for Future Growth
- Drug Delivery
- Agriculture and Horticulture
- Porter's Five Forces Analysis of the Hydrogel Market
- Bargaining Power of Suppliers
- Bargaining Power of Buyers
- Threat from Substitutes
- Threat from New Entrants
- Internal Competitive Rivalry
- Other Factors Influencing Demand
- Demographic Changes
- Chapter 5 Market Breakdown by Hydrogel Type
- Segmentation of Hydrogel Products
- Hydrogel Type by Raw Material Origin
- Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Synthetic Hydrogel
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Natural Hydrogels
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Hybrid Hydrogels
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Hydrogel Type by Composition
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Polyacrylate
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Silicone-Modified Hydrogels
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Polyacrylamide Copolymers
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Polyethylene Glycol(PEG)
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Agar-Agar
- Gelatin
- Other Hydrogels (PVP, PVA, PPG and Other Polysaccharides)
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Hydrogel Type by Form
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Semicrystalline Buttons
- Amorphous Hydrogels
- Films and Matrices
- Hydrogel Sheets
- Chapter 6 Hydrogel Market Breakdown by Application
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Hydrogel Market Demand by Application
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Contact Lenses
- Hygiene Products and Cosmetics
- Wound Care
- Drug Delivery
- Increasing the Array of Drugs Yielding to Hydrogel-Based Delivery
- Tissue Engineering
- Culture of Organs-on-Chips
- Agriculture and Food
- Forensics and Research
- Mode of Action
- Healing Benefits
- Responsive Hydrogels
- Temperature Responsive Hydrogels in Drug Delivery Systems
- pH Sensitive Hydrogels in Drug Delivery Systems
- Temperature/pH Sensitive Hydrogels in Drug Delivery Systems
- Bioresponsive Hydrogels in Drug Delivery Systems
- Applications of Hydrogels in Drug Delivery
- Hydrogel Drug Loading
- Direct Addition of Drugs to Hydrogels
- Incorporation of Separate Release Systems in the Hydrogel
- Covalent Attachment to the Hydrogel-Forming Polymer
- Hydrogel Drug Release
- Diffusion-Controlled Drug Release
- Swelling-Controlled Drug Release
- Chemically Controlled Drug Release
- Pendant Chain Systems
- Erodible Drug Delivery Systems
- Routes of Drug Administration
- Oral Administration
- Drug Delivery in the Oral Cavity
- Drug Delivery in the GI Tract
- Ocular Route
- Nasal Route
- Transdermal Route
- Subcutaneous Route
- Growth Factor Delivery
- Cancer Therapy
- Future Trends
- Composite Hydrogels
- Hydrogel Nano-particles in Drug Delivery
- Photo-Cross-linking
- Dextran
- Gelatin
- Chitosan
- Pectin
- Alginate
- Chapter 7 Market Breakdown by Region
- Hydrogel Market Breakdown by Region
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- North America
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- North America Hydrogel Market by Application
- North America Hydrogel Market by Raw Material Origin
- North America Hydrogel Market by Composition
- Europe
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- European Hydrogel Market by Application
- European Hydrogel Market by Raw Material Origin
- European Hydrogel Market by Composition
- European Hydrogel Market by Form
- Asia-Pacific
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Asia-Pacific Hydrogel Market by Application
- Asia-Pacific Hydrogel Market by Raw Material Origin
- Asia-Pacific Hydrogel Market by Composition
- Asia-Pacific Hydrogel Market by Form
- Latin America
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Latin American Hydrogel Market by Application
- Latin American Hydrogel Market by Raw Material Origin
- Latin American Hydrogel Market by Composition
- Latin American Hydrogel Market by Form
- Middle East and Africa (MEA)
- Market Estimates and Forecast
- Middle East and Africa Hydrogel Market by Application
- Middle East and Africa Hydrogel Market by Raw Material Origin
- Middle East and Africa Hydrogel Market by Composition
- Middle East and Africa Hydrogel Market by Form
- Chapter 8 Review of Patent Activity and Clinical Trials
- Introduction
- Hydrogels in Contact Lenses
- Hydrogels in Advanced Wound Care and Diagnostics
- Hydrogels in Drug Delivery
- Super Absorbent Polymer Hydrogels
- Patent Analysis by Application
- Wound Care and Diagnostics
- Challenge
- Patent Analysis of Hydrogels in Wound Care Applications by Company
- Recent Developments and Patents with High Potential
- Contact Lenses
- Challenge
- Patent Analysis of Hydrogels by Eyecare Company
- Recent Developments and Patents with High Potential
- Drug Delivery
- Challenges
- Patent Analysis of Hydrogels Applications in Drug Delivery by Company/Institution
- Recent Developments and Patents with High Potential
- Tissue Engineering
- Challenges
- Patent Analysis of Hydrogels Applications in Tissue Engineering by Company/Institution
- Recent Developments and Future Opportunities
- Contact Lenses as Health Monitors
- Better Insulin Delivery for Diabetics
- Clinical Research and Development of Hydrogels for Health Care Applications
- Hydrogel Endovascular Aneurysm Treatment Trial (HEAT)
- Chapter 9 Company Profiles
- 3M CO.
- AGARINDO BOGATAMA
- ALLIQUA BIOMEDICAL INC.
- ALTERGON ITALIA SRL
- AMBU A/S
- AMERX HEALTH CARE CORP.
- ANHUI JUCHENG FINE CHEMICALS CO. LTD.
- ANHUI TIANRUN CHEMICALS CO. LTD.
- ASHLAND GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC.
- AXELGAARD MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.
- BASF SE
- BIOTIME INC.
- BSN MEDICAL GMBH
- CELLENDES GMBH
- CONVATEC INC.
- COOPERVISION INC.
- DERMA SCIENCES INC.
- GENTELL CORP.
- HB FULLER
- HISPANAGAR SA
- INDUSTRIAS ROKO SA
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE INC.
- KAO CORP.
- KATECHO INC.
- LG CHEM
- MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC.
- MEDTRONIC MINIMALLY INVASIVE THERAPIES
- MELCARE BIOMEDICAL PTY LTD.
- MOLNLYCKE HEALTH CARE AB
- NIPPON SHOKUBAI CO. LTD.
- NOREVO GMBH
- OCULAR THERAPEUTIX INC.
- SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD.
- SETEXAM
- SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
- SNF GROUP
- SONGWON INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD.
- SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS CO. LTD.
- UNITED GUARDIAN INC.
- VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL INC.
- WYO-BEN INC.
- Trends in Price and Price Performance
- Hydrogel Films and Matrices
- Hydrogel Sheets
- Semicrystalline Buttons
- Amorphous Hydrogels
- North American Hydrogel Market by Form
- Summary Table : Global Market for Hydrogels, by Raw Material Type, Through 2022
- Table 1 : Drug Release Mechanisms of Hydrogel-Based Delivery Systems
- Table 2 : Prices of Key Hydrogel Materials
- Table 3 : Global Market for Hydrogels, by Raw Material Type, Through 2022
- Table 4 : Global Market for Synthetic Hydrogels, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 5 : Global Market for Natural Hydrogels, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 6 : Global Market for Hybrid Hydrogels, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 7 : Global Market for Hydrogels, by Composition Type, Through 2022
- Table 8 : Global Market for Polyacrylate Hydrogels, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 9 : Global Market for Silicone-Modified Hydrogels, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 10 : Global Market for Polyacrylamide Copolymer Hydrogels, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 11 : Global Market for PEG Hydrogels, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 12 : Global Market for Agar Hydrogels, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 13 : Global Market for Gelatin Hydrogels, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 14 : Global Market for Other Hydrogels, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 15 : Global Market for Hydrogel, by Form, Through 2022
- Table 16 : Global Market for Hydrogel Semicrystalline Buttons, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 17 : Global Market for Amorphous Hydrogels, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 18 : Global Market for Hydrogel Films and Matrices, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 19 : Global Market for Hydrogel Sheets, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 20 : Global Market for Hydrogels, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 21 : Global Market for Hydrogels, by Region, Through 2022
- Table 22 : North American Market for Hydrogels, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 23 : North American Market for Hydrogels, by Raw Material Type, Through 2022
- Table 24 : North American Market for Hydrogels, by Composition Type, Through 2022
- Table 25 : North American Market for Hydrogels, by Form Type, Through 2022
- Table 26 : European Market for Hydrogels, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 27 : European Market for Hydrogels, by Raw Material Type, Through 2022
- Table 28 : European Market for Hydrogels, by Composition Type, Through 2022
- Table 29 : European Market for Hydrogels, by Form Type, Through 2022
- Table 30 : Asia-Pacific Market for Hydrogels, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 31 : Asia-Pacific Market for Hydrogels, by Raw Material Type, Through 2022
- Table 32 : Asia-Pacific Market for Hydrogels, by Composition Type, Through 2022
- Table 33 : Asia-Pacific Market for Hydrogels, by Form Type, Through 2022
- Table 34 : Latin American Market for Hydrogels, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 35 : Latin American Market for Hydrogels, by Raw Material Type, Through 2022
- Table 36 : Latin American Market for Hydrogels, by Composition Type, Through 2022
- Table 37 : Latin American Market for Hydrogels, by Form Type, Through 2022
- Table 38 : Middle East and Africa Market for Hydrogels, by Application, Through 2022
- Table 39 : Middle East and Africa Market for Hydrogels, by Raw Material Type, Through 2022
- Table 40 : Middle East and Africa Market for Hydrogels, by Composition Type, Through 2022
- Table 41 : Middle East and Africa Market for Hydrogels, by Form, Through 2022
- Table 42 : Patents on Hydrogels, 2006 Through June 2017
- Table 43 : Patents on Hydrogels, by Application, 2015-June 2017
- Table 44 : Hydrogel Wound Care and Diagnostics Products: Composition and Key Characteristics
- Table 45 : Leading Companies in the Hydrogel Market and the Number of Patents Granted for Wound Care and Diagnostics, 2007-June 2017
- Table 46 : Essential Properties of Hydrogels Used for Contact Lens Applications
- Table 47 : Leading Companies in Hydrogel Applications in Eye Care and Number of Patents Received, 2007-June 2017
- Table 48 : Features of Hydrogels Used for Drug Delivery Applications
- Table 49 : Leading Companies in the Hydrogel Drug Delivery Market and Number of Patents Received, 2007-June 2017
- Table 50 : Leading Companies/Institutions in Hydrogel Applications in Tissue Engineering and Number of Patents Received, 2007-June 2017
- Table 51 : Clinical Trials Employing Hydrogels as Key Materials, Initiated Since 2015
- Summary Figure : Global Market for Hydrogels, by Raw Material Type, 2016-2022
- Figure 1 : Homicide Rates, by Sub-region, 2012-2014
- Figure 2 : Porter's Five Forces Model
- Figure 3 : Crude Birth Rate Across Various Regions, 2010-2015
- Figure 4 : World Female Population, by Region, 2010-2015
- Figure 5 : Patent Shares of Hydrogels, by Application, 2015-June 2017
- Figure 6 : Patent Shares of Hydrogels, by Company, 2007-June 2017
- Figure 7 : Patent Shares of Hydrogels for Wound Care and Diagnostic Applications, by Country, 2007-June 2017
- Figure 8 : Patent Shares of Hydrogel Applications in Eye Care, by Company, 2007-June 2017
- Figure 9 : Patent Analysis of Hydrogels in Eye Care Applications, by Country, 2007-June 2017
- Figure 10 : Patents Shares of Hydrogels in Drug Delivery Applications, by Company/Institution, 2007-June 2017
- Figure 11 : Patent Shares of Hydrogels in Drug Delivery Applications, by Country, 2007-June 2017
- Figure 12 : Patent Shares of Hydrogel Applications in Tissue Engineering, by Company/Institution, 2007-June 2017
- Figure 13 : Patent Analysis of Hydrogel Applications in Tissue Engineering, by Country, 2007-June 2017
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