Biocompatible Materials - A Global Market Trajectory

Biocompatible Materials - A Global Market Trajectory published by BizAcumen, Inc. in November, 2009. This report consists of Pages: 159 and the price starts from US $ 2995.

Introduction

Abstract

Rapid development of tissue engineering as a prime technology in research sciences is largely anticipated to shape the future of biocompatible materials. Other factors to reckon with include advancements in fundamental understanding of biocompatibility science, expanding arena of coating technology, and the development of novel synthetic materials for medical applications. Nanotechnology is also used for creating very small, compact biomaterial devices including drug delivery vehicles and medical implants. Biocompatible materials are fast turning out to be a challenging area of research in the biosciences field. Several innovative products such as total artificial heart system, pneumatic total artificial heart, artificial blood vessels, and artificial blood among others are being developed that can be effectively used as substitutes for human body parts.

These and other market data and trends are presented in "Biocompatible Materials: A Global Market Trajectory" by BizAcumen, Inc. Our reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses.

Table of Contents

1. METHODOLOGY

• Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
• Disclaimers
• Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level

2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK

• R&D Creates Brighter Avenues
• Factors Determining Market Growth
  • Awareness of Basic Mechanisms of Cell-Material Interaction
  • Birth of Cross-Disciplinary Field of Tissue Engineering
  • Rise in Biomaterial Prices
  • Stem-Cell Technology - A Threat

3. PRODUCT FACTS

1. Polymeric Materials

2. Metallic Materials

3. Natural Materials

4. Other Materials

• Biomaterial Segments and Applications: An Outline

4. PRODUCT TRENDS

• Biomaterials Play Crucial Role in Implants Market
• Natural Substances find Increasing Application in Biomaterial Syntheses
• Plastic Companies Join the Fray as Manufacturers of Biodegradable Materials
• Ceramic Fillings as Substitute for Silver- Tin-Mercury Amalgam Fillings
• Ceramics Offer Significant Potential in Crown Syntheses
• Hafnium - A Promising Material for Biocompatible Coatings
• Chitin as a New Biomaterial
• Bioglass - A Potential Material for Bone Regeneration
• Collagen - An Efficient Biomaterial for Synthetic Vascular Grafts
• Biopolymers as Biomaterials
• Bioabsorbable Intelligent Materials
• Biocompatible Coatings - A Boon for Medical Implant Applications
• Nanotechnology - Revolutionizes Development of Biomaterial Implants

5. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

• Biocompatible Materials - Key Research Objectives

6. REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT

• FDA Regulations
• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
• Joint Research Center (JRC)

7. MAJOR PLAYERS

• A.P. Pharma, Inc. (USA)
• Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Canada)
• Artimplant AB (Sweden)
• AST Products, Inc. (USA)
• Biocoat, Inc. (USA)
• BIOSYNTECH (Canada)
• DENTSPLY International Inc. (USA)
• Invibio (UK)
• Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (USA)
• Orthovita Inc (USA)
• SaluMedica, LLC (USA)
• SurModics Inc (USA)
• Synthes Inc (USA)
• Covidien-Syneture Division (USA)

8. GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS

9. NORTH AMERICA

• Regulatory Environment
  • FDA Regulations
• Potential Biomaterial Shortage
  • Effects of Potential Shortages

10. JAPAN

• An Overview
• Import Scenario: Implants
• Major Biomaterial Research Groups
  • Institute of Biomedical Engineering (Tokyo Women' s Medical University)
  • Tissue Engineering Research Institute (Kyoto University)
  • Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering (Tokyo Medical and Dental University)
    • Principal Research Institutions
• Regulatory Environment
  • Medical Affairs Law

11. EUROPE

• Regulatory Environment
  • Government Regulations
  • Joint Research Center (JRC)

12. REST OF WORLD

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