The Global Market for Hydrogels 2024-2034
The Global Market for Hydrogels 2024-2034 provides a comprehensive analysis of the global hydrogel landscape, technologies, companies, and applications across major industry verticals. It examines market drivers, trends, revenues, SWOT analyses, and hydrogel products across healthcare, water management, agriculture, construction, electronics, energy, and more. The report profiles over 70 leading companies developing innovative hydrogel technologies and products. It covers natural and synthetic hydrogel chemistries, smart hydrogels, self-healing hydrogels, conductive hydrogels, 4D printing, and emerging chemistries. Detailed application segments analyze hydrogels for wound care, drug delivery, medical implants, biosensors, flexible electronics, batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, self-healing concrete, lubricants, agriculture, food packaging, and water purification. Regional and global market forecasts are provided. This study serves as a strategic guide for companies and investors looking to capitalize on the major growth opportunities for hydrogels across a diverse set of high-potential markets and applications.
Report contents include:
Overview of hydrogel properties, classifications, synthesis methods, formulations
Analysis of natural vs synthetic hydrogels, emerging chemistries
Smart hydrogels: thermosensitive, pH-sensitive, self-healing, shape memory
Advanced hydrogels: luminescent, nanomaterial-based, 3D/4D printed
Hydrogel market size, growth forecasts across industries: healthcare, water, agriculture, construction, electronics, energy, sensors, membranes
Healthcare applications: wound care, drug delivery, implants, tissue engineering, cosmetics, biosensors
Water purification methods: adsorption, solar evaporation, filtration, magnetics
Agriculture uses: fertilizers, soil amendments, livestock feed, seed coatings
Construction applications: self-healing concrete, thermal management, humidity control
Flexible electronics uses: batteries, supercapacitors, printed circuits, transistors
Energy applications: battery electrodes & electrolytes, fuel cell membranes, solar cells
Sensors and membrane applications: chemical separation, bioreactors, drug delivery
Profiles of 70+ leading companies developing innovative hydrogel technologies and products. Companies profiled include AmacaThera, Amferia AB, Boston Scientific, Hydrogel Concrete Solutions, Nexgel, Polyrizon Ltd, PneumoNIX, Surge Therapeutics, and Ventrix Bio.
SWOT analysis examining strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats for hydrogels in major application markets
Growth drivers, trends, and challenges in key hydrogel application areas
- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
- TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
- Table Hydrogel terms and definitions.
- INTRODUCTION
- What are hydrogels?
- Structure
- Classification
- Formulations
- Table Common hydrogel formulations.
- Benefits of hydrogels
- Table Benefits of hydrogels.
- Synthesis of hydrogels
- Table Synthesis methods for hydrogels.
- Chemical Crosslinking
- Physical Crosslinking
- Molecular toolkits
- Natural vs synthetic
- Table Comparative analysis: Natural vs synthetic hydrogels.
- Natural polymers
- Table Types of biobased aerogels.
- Cellulose
- Alginate
- Agarose
- Carrageenan
- Chitosan
- Collagen
- Dextran
- Hyaluronic acid
- Lignin
- Table Example markets and applications for lignin.
- Engineered living materials (ELMs)
- Synthetic (polymeric) hydrogels
- Polyacrylamide (PAAm) hydrogels
- Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAAm) hydrogels
- Sodium polyacrylate hydrogels
- Polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogels
- Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogels
- Polyacrylate hydrogels
- Emerging hydrogel chemistries
- Table Emerging hydrogel chemistries.
- Smart Hydrogels
- Table Applications of smart hydrogels by type.
- Thermo-Sensitive Hydrogels
- pH-Sensitive Hydrogels
- Electro-Sensitive hydrogels
- Light-Responsive hydrogels
- Enzyme-Sensitive Hydrogels
- Shape memory hydrogels (SMH)
- Luminescent hydrogels
- Nanomaterial based hydrogels
- Graphene
- Carbon nanotubes
- Nanoclays
- Cellulose nanofibers
- Cellulose nanocrystals
- Directly bonded hydrogels
- Interpenetrating network (IPN) hydrogels
- 3D and 4D printed hydrogels
- Table 4D printed hydrogels.
- Hydrogel toxigens
- Challenges
- Table Challenges with hydrogels.
- What are hydrogels?
- MARKETS AND APPLICATIONS
- Applications roadmap
- Materials hydrogels compete with, by industry
- Table Materials hydrogels compete with, by industry.
- Hydrogel revenues
- By market 2020-2034
- Table Hydrogel revenues, by market 2020-2034 (billions USD).
- By hydrogel type 2020-2034
- Table Hydrogel revenues, by hydrogel type 2020-2034 (billions USD).
- By region 2020-2034
- Table Hydrogel revenues, by region 2020-2034 (billions USD).
- By market 2020-2034
- Healthcare and wellness
- Market overview
- Table Market overview of hydrogels in biomedicine.
- Market drivers
- Table Market drivers for hydrogels in healthcare and wellness.
- Hydrogel medical products
- Table Clinically approved oral hydrogel products.
- Table Ocular hydrogel applications.
- Table Clinically approved ocular hydrogel products.
- Table Clinically approved wound dressing hydrogel products.
- Injectable hydrogels
- Table Injectable hydrogels properties and applications.
- Table Clinically approved injectable hydrogels.
- Medical implants
- Table Overview of hydrogels in medical implants.
- Tissue engineering
- Table Market overview for hydrogels in tissue engineering.
- Table Hydrogel tissue engineering products.
- Skin care and cosmetics
- Table Commercially available hydrogel cosmetic products.
- Facial correction/aesthetic products
- Table Market overview of hydrogels in Facial correction/aesthetic products.
- Table Hydrogel Facial correction/aesthetic products.
- Biosensors
- Table Market overview for hydrogels in biosensors.
- Other biomedical applications
- SWOT analysis
- Global revenues
- Table Hydrogel revenues, in healthcare & wellness, 2020-2034 (billions USD).
- Market overview
- Water purification and capture
- Market overview
- Table Market overview for hydrogels in water purification and capture.
- Market drivers
- Table Market drivers for hydrogels in water purification and capture.
- Applications
- SWOT analysis
- Global revenues
- Table Hydrogel revenues, in water purification & capture 2020-2034 (billions USD).
- Market overview
- Agriculture
- Market overview
- Market drivers
- Table Market drivers for hydrogels in agriculture.
- Applications
- Table Benefits and drawbacks of hydrogels in agriculture.
- SWOT analysis
- Global revenues
- Table Hydrogel revenues, in agriculture 2020-2034 (billions USD).
- Building and construction
- Market overview
- Table Market overview of hydrogels in buildings and construction.
- Market drivers
- Table Market drivers for hydrogels in buildings and construction.
- Applications
- Table Hydrogel panel.
- SWOT analysis
- Global revenues
- Table Hydrogel revenues, in building & construction 2020-2034 (Billion USD).
- Market overview
- Electronics
- Market overview
- Table Market overview of hydrogels in electronics.
- Market drivers
- Table Market drivers for hydrogels in electronics.
- Applications
- Table Benefits of electronic skin patches as a form factor.
- Table Current and emerging applications for electronic skin patches.
- SWOT analysis
- Global revenues
- Table Hydrogel revenues, in electronics 2020-2034 (Billion USD).
- Market overview
- Energy
- Market overview
- Table Market overview of hydrogels in energy storage and generation.
- Market drivers
- Table Market drivers for hydrogels in energy.
- Applications
- Table Comparison of prototype batteries (flexible, textile, and other) in terms of area-specific performance.
- Table Hydrogel tissue-like soft batteries.
- Table Properties and applications of conductive hydrogels.
- Table Hydrogels in batteries.
- Table Hydrogels in supercapacitors.
- SWOT analysis
- Global revenues
- Table Hydrogel revenues, in energy 2020-2034 (Billion USD).
- Market overview
- Sensors
- Market overview
- Table Hydrogels in the sensors market.
- Market drivers
- Table Market drivers for hydrogels in sensors.
- Applications
- SWOT analysis
- Global revenues
- Table Hydrogel revenues in sensors 2020-2034 (Billion USD).
- Market overview
- Membranes and films
- Market overview
- Market drivers
- Table Market drivers for hydrogels in membranes.
- Production
- Applications
- Table Hydrogels in tissue engineering .
- Table Applications of hydrogel membranes for tissue engineering and drug delivery.
- Table Applications of hydrogel membranes for separation processes in water/wastewater treatment.
- SWOT analysi
- Global revenues
- Table Hydrogel revenues, in membranes 2020-2034 (Billion USD).
- Self-healing hydrogels
- Self-healing mechanisms
- Types and materials
- Table Self-healing natural polymers.
- Table Synthetic polymers.
- Table Components, preparation and properties of representative conductive polymer hydrogels.
- Table Properties of graphene.
- Applications
- Table Applications of self-healing hydrogels.
- HYDROGEL COMPANY PROFILES
- AEH Innovative Hydrogel
- AesculaTech, Inc.
- Agrobiogel GmbH
- Alberta Innovates/Innotech Materials LLC
- Amacathera
- Amferia AB
- Anpoly, Inc.
- Bio-Inx(R)
- Bios Hydrogel srl
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- CareWear Corporation
- Cellugy
- Clexbio
- Coloplast A/S
- Contraline, Inc.
- DermaRite industries LLC
- Ectica Technologies AG
- EF Polymer Private Limited
- Endo Pharmaceuticals
- Ensign Pharmaceutical, Inc.
- FineCell Sweden AB
- Flowbone SA
- Fuelium
- 4M Bio-Tech
- Gelesis
- GelMEDIX, Inc.
- GelSana Therapeutics
- Hy2Care BV
- Hydrogel Concrete Solutions Australia
- Invicare
- Karios Technologies
- Likarda, LLC
- Limax Biosciences
- Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
- Lohmann & Rauscher
- Manchester Biogel
- Markham
- Mebiol Inc.
- Medtronic
- Nanoly Bioscience
- Neuron-D GmbH
- NEXGEL Advanced Hydrogel Solutions
- Nix Biosensors
- Noul Co., Ltd.
- Novioponics B.V.
- Obatala Sciences
- Ocean TuniCell AS
- Ocular Therapeutix, Inc.
- OmniaMed Co, Ltd.
- OrthoSon Limited
- Oxford Medical Products
- PneumoNIX Medical Inc.
- Polyrizon Ltd
- Purenum GmbH
- Proterra Ag
- Regentis Biomaterials Ltd.
- Rejoni, Inc.
- Repela Tech, LLC
- Seven Industria De Produtos Biotecnologicos Ltda
- Scipio Bioscience
- Silvibio Limited
- Smith and Nephew
- Soy Agriculture Technologies
- Spidey Tek
- Surge Therapeutics
- TissueGUARD GmbH
- TYBR Health, Inc.
- Tympanogen, Inc.
- UPM-Kymmene Corporation
- Ventrix Bio, Inc.
- Zylö Therapeutics, Inc.
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