Market Landscape: Fluid Particle Sizing & Distribution

Particle sizing and distribution analysis is fundamental to quality, safety, and innovation in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, industrial materials, and environmental monitoring. The ability to measure particles suspended in liquids supports research, manufacturing, and regulatory compliance worldwide. The technologies and applications for fluid particle sizing have advanced rapidly, shaped by improvements in optics, imaging, automation, and data analysis, as well as evolving standards in life sciences and industry.

This report assesses the global market for laboratory-scale fluid particle sizing instruments, including dynamic light scattering (DLS), laser diffraction, static imaging, electrozone & resistive pulse sensing, sedimentation, obscuration, nanoparticle tracking analysis (NTA), flow imaging, and other technologies. It outlines key terminology, relevant particle types, and regulatory context. Market segmentation covers product type, end market, region, and laboratory function, with analysis of trends in pharmaceuticals, advanced materials, environmental testing, and food and beverage safety.

Major trends include growing demand for high-sensitivity sizing in biopharma and nanotechnology, increased adoption of hybrid and automated systems, and the impact of new regulations, including emerging regulations for microplastics and expanding methods for detecting subvisible particles. The report provides market sizing, forecasts, and vendor profiles, offering strategic insights for technology adoption and competitive planning.

This report focuses on only lab-scale, fluid-phase sizing. This report excludes all systems not specifically for particle sizing including flow cytometers, non-sizing counters, and general use surface science systems. Revenues from process, in-line, or on-line use are excluded as well as all LC coupled use, including GPC/SEC sizing, LC-MALS, and all MS-coupled methods are excluded from scope. Revenues related to solid powder, aerosol sizing methods, and porosity-based averaged particle size measurements are also excluded.

Report Overview:

• Background on fluid particle sizing, including historical and contemporary on end-markets, definitions, global regulatory landscape, and current market drivers by region and sector.
• Technology breakdown for all instruments and systems used for fluid particle sizing and distribution analysis. Technology categories included in this report are:
• Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)
• Laser Diffraction & Static Light Scattering (SLS)
• Imaging (Static)
• Electrozone & Resistive Pulse Sensing (RPS)
• Sedimentation
• Obscuration (Light Obscuration, SPOS)
• Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA)
• Flow Imaging Microscopy (FIM/MFI)
• Other Sizing Methods
• Technology comparison tables, including particle size ranges.
• Vendor comparisons including estimated TAM vs. Forecast CAGR ‘24 to ‘29.
• Market demand segmented by technology, product type, region, sector, application, and laboratory function, including market forecasts for the next five years.
• Competitive landscape of vendors and estimated participation in each technology. Some of the top vendors in the overall market are presented below in alphabetical order:
• Anton Paar
• Beckman Coulter (Danaher)
• Bettersize Instruments
• Entegris
• Fluid Imaging Technologies (Yokogawa)
• HORIBA
• Malvern Panalytical (Spectris)
• Micromeritics (Spectris)
• Microtrac MRB (Verder)
• Protein Simple (Bio-Techne)
• Shimadzu
• Sympatec
• Wyatt Technology (Waters)
• Recent events and developments in the particle sizing industry.
• Current list of vendors and particle sizing systems available for liquid-borne particles.

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