Nov 3, 2020   SOURCE: BusinessWire

Worldwide Medical Plastics Industry to 2025 - Impact Analysis of COVID-19 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

The "Medical Plastics: Global Markets" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

This report will initially cover the medical device industry itself. Industry and market information will be updated; and definitive and detailed estimates and forecasts of the global market will be provided, followed by a detailed analysis of the key resins used to make these devices.

The ever-changing face of the medical device industry; new types of medical devices; legislative, regulatory and environmental issues; new products and technologies related to medical devices, sterilization techniques and their impact on polymer selection; polymer usage in medical devices; status of PVC; and medical plastic product lines and trade-named products along with the recent introduction of three-dimensional (3D) printing are some of the topics that are covered.

As mentioned above, medical packaging applications per se are not covered in this report. However, several types of medical devices, such as syringes, trays, tubing and kits, that are widely considered to be an integral part of the medical packaging market are covered in the report.

Companies Mentioned

  • Allergan
  • Apex Medical Technologies
  • Avient Corp.
  • B. Braun Medical Inc.
  • Bard Medical Division (C.R. Bard Inc.)
  • Baxter Inc.
  • Becton Dickinson And Co.
  • Catalent Pharma Solutions
  • Da/Pro Rubber
  • Dunn Industries Inc.
  • Filtertek Inc.
  • Fluortek Inc.
  • Freudenberg Medical Inc.
  • GW Plastics
  • Harmac Medical Products
  • Hospira
  • International Polymer Engineering
  • Medical Plastic Devices Inc.
  • Medical Polymers Inc.
  • Medtronic
  • Microlumen Inc.
  • NDH Medical Inc.
  • Nordson Corp.
  • Orbia
  • Professional Plastics
  • Putnam Plastics Co. Llc
  • Saint Gobain Performance Plastics
  • Spectrum Plastics Group
  • SunMed LLC
  • Teleflex Medical
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
  • Vancive Medical Technologies
  • Viant Medical Inc.
  • W.L. Gore And Associates

The Report Includes:

  • 69 data tables and 38 additional tables
  • An updated overview of the global markets for medical plastics and applications thereof
  • Analyses of the global market trends, with data corresponding to market size for 2019, estimates for 2020, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2025
  • Estimation of current and future consumption of medical plastics, their revenue forecast in dollar value terms, correlated growth rates and market share analysis
  • Latest information on new products and technologies related to medical devices, sterilization techniques, medical plastic product lines, environmental and regulatory updates, and other macroeconomic trends shaping and formulating the industry
  • Evaluation of the market potential for medical plastics, key resins used to make medical devices, status of PVC, product lines and trade names, along with the recent introduction of three-dimensional (3D) printing within the medical device industry
  • Impact analysis of COVID-19 pandemic on the global economy and medical devices industry
  • Identification of the companies best-positioned to meet the global medical plastics market demand owing to their proprietary technologies, merger and acquisition (M&A) deals, collaboration and joint ventures
  • Patent review and grants of recent patents related to medical device technologies

Key Topics Covered:

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Summary and Highlights

Chapter 3 Market and Technology Background

Chapter 4 Legislative and Regulatory Issues

  • U.S.
  • Emergency Use Authorizations
  • Supply Chain
  • Ventilator Guidance
  • 3D-Printed PPE
  • European Union (EU)

Chapter 5 Environmental Issues

  • Background
  • Medical Plastics Waste
  • Source Reduction
  • Recycling
  • Solid Waste Disposal

Chapter 6 Processes for Producing Medical Device Plastics

  • Injection Molding
  • Background
  • Details
  • Extrusion
  • Background
  • Single- and Twin-Screw Extrusion
  • Extrusion and Melt Film Fabrication
  • Blown Films
  • Film Casting
  • Solvent Casting
  • Blow Molding
  • Overview
  • Extrusion Blow Molding
  • Injection Blow Molding
  • Stretch Blow Molding
  • Thermoforming
  • History
  • Overview
  • Applications

Chapter 7 Sterilization Techniques

  • Overview of Methods
  • Ethylene Oxide Gas Sterilization
  • Radiation Sterilization
  • Gamma Radiation
  • E-Beam Radiation
  • Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide
  • Dry-Heat Sterilization
  • Gamma Radiation vs. ETO
  • The Move to Global Sterilization Standards
  • Polymer Reactions to Sterilization Methods
  • Background
  • PVC
  • Polypropylene
  • Polyethylene
  • ABS and SAN
  • Polycarbonate
  • Polystyrene
  • Polyesters
  • Radiation Resistance

Chapter 8 Validation Tests for Medical Plastics

  • Background
  • Ratings and Tests
  • Selected Sterilization Standards for Medical Devices

Chapter 9 Applications

  • Background
  • Point-of-Care Testing
  • Infusion Drug Delivery Therapy
  • Other Applications
  • Waste Reduction
  • Sterilization and Biocompatibility
  • Medical Device Category Criteria
  • Application Market Estimates and Forecasts
  • Non-disposables
  • Overview
  • Market Estimates and Forecasts
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Testing and Diagnostic Equipment
  • Implants and Prosthetic Devices
  • Dental and Ophthalmic Products
  • Disposable Medical Devices
  • Overview
  • Medical Disposal Controversy
  • Market Estimates and Forecasts
  • Medical Bags
  • Syringes
  • Labware
  • Catheters
  • Kits
  • Tubing
  • Gloves
  • Utensils
  • Trays
  • Plastic Stents

Chapter 10 Resins Used in Medical Devices

Chapter 11 Commodity Thermoplastics

Chapter 12 Styrenic Resins

Chapter 13 Engineering Resins

Chapter 14 Thermoset Resins

Chapter 15 Thermoplastic Elastomers

Chapter 16 Miscellaneous Resins

Chapter 17 Industry Structure

  • Background
  • Medical Devices
  • Companies
  • Injection Molders
  • Medical Film and Sheet Manufacturers
  • Medical Blow Molders
  • Medical Thermoformers
  • Medical Resin Producers
  • Recent Developments

Chapter 18 Patent Review

Chapter 19 New Technologies

  • Emerging Medical Plastic Technologies and Applications
  • Electrically Stimulated Polymers for Medical Devices
  • Synthetic Bioabsorbables Aimed at New Medical Applications
  • 3D Bioprinted Organs
  • Wearable Lung
  • Spinal Prosthesis
  • Plastic-Coated Platelets to Reduce Internal Bleeding
  • Plastic-Handled Acupuncture Needles
  • Polysulfone Brain Implants
  • Stretchable Hydrogels for Artificial Muscles
  • Biocidal Plastics

Chapter 20 Company Profiles

Chapter 21 Appendix: Selected Acronyms

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