Smart Polymers Market Size- Growth Drivers, Opportunities and Forecast Analysis to 2023
Smart
Polymers Market – Overview:
Smart
polymers are those able to modify their physical and chemical properties in
response to the variation of environmental factors. Smart polymer systems can
be designed to respond to a wide range of parameters, such as changes in pH,
ionic strength, temperature, magnetic and electric field. These smart polymers
can behave in several ways by altering solubility, shape, color, light
transmitting abilities, wettability, conductivity, and surface characteristics.
The extend of response of such polymers can be controlled by the intensity of
the applied stimuli.
Now
a days, the demand for Smart Polymers Market Size
is increasing in biotechnology and medicine, electrical & electronics and
automotive. Smart polymers have also been useful as drug delivery systems and
in the biotechnological field for enzyme immobilization. Despite, coating
medical devices with smart polymers may significantly widen their range of
applications. Devices able to attract certain cells of the body or devices that
should perform as membranes or artificial muscles take advantage of these smart
materials. A surface grafted with smart polymers has been highlighted for its
interfacial and wetting applications. For example, a smart surface with
switchable wettability could be potentially used in tissue engineering and
antimicrobial coatings. In addition to this, a smart polymer material
responsive to light or temperature could also be effectively used as a sensor
which may drive the global smart polymer market. Presently, smart polymers have
been mainly emphasized for their potential applications in nanotechnology,
nanoscience, and nanomedicine.
Industry/
Innovation/ Related News:
February
2017 – A variety of stimuli-responsive polymers have been developed by
researchers and used as actuators and/or artificial muscles, with the movement
being driven by an external stimulus, such as electrical potential. Researchers
highlighted actuators constructed from liquid-crystal elastomers, dielectric
elastomers, ionic polymers, and conducting polymers. Researchers also discussed
recent examples of a variety of actuators generated from these materials and their
utility. The mechanism of actuation is detailed for most examples in order to
stimulate possible future research, and lead to new applications and advanced
applications.
2017–
Multi-functional nanoshuttles for remotely targeted and on-demand delivery of
therapeutic molecules and imaging to defined tissues and organs hold great
potentials in personalized medicine, including precise early diagnosis,
efficient prevention and therapy without toxicity. Yet, in spite of 25 years of
research, there are still no such shuttles available. To this end, researchers
have designed magnetic and gold nanoparticles (NP)-embedded silica nanoshuttles
(MGNSs) with nanopores on their surface. Fluorescently labeled Doxorubicin
(DOX), a cancer drug, was loaded in the MGNSs as a payload. DOX loaded MGNSs
were encapsulated in heat and pH sensitive polymer P(NIPAM-coMAA) to enable
controlled release of the payload. Magnetically-guided transport of MGNSs was
examined in: (a) a glass capillary tube to simulate their delivery via blood
vessels; and (b) porous hydrogels to simulate their transport in composite
human tissues, including bone, cartilage, tendon, muscles and blood–brain
barrier (BBB).
Competitive
Landscape:
BASF
SE (Germany), The Lubrizol Corporation (the U.S.), Spintech LLC (the U.S.),
Akina, Inc. (the U.S.), SMP Technologies Inc. (Japan), Evonik Industries AG
(Germany), Reactive Surfaces Ltd (the U.S.), Merck Group (Germany), NEI
Corporation (the U.S.) among others are some of the prominent players at the
forefront of competition in the Global Smart Polymers Market and are profiled
in MRFR Analysis.
The
MRFR studies the key developments adopted by the companies between 2011 and
2016. Players in this market adopted various strategies to expand their
footprint and augment their market share. The key strategies followed by most
companies in the global smart polymer market were agreements and
collaborations, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and expansion. Due to
high demand of smart polymer in North America region, the manufacturers in
North America region are using acquisition strategy of local producers in the
other regions to increase their global market share.
Smart
Polymers Market - Regional Analysis
North
America region accounted largest market share in the global smart polymer
market and expected to dominate during the forecast period due to advancement
in drug delivery, nanotechnology, nanoscience, and nanomedicine and penetration
of end user industry in the region. The unique properties of smart polymer to respond
to a wide range of parameters, such as changes in pH, ionic strength,
temperature, magnetic and electric field which makes it ideal in biotechnology
and medicine, electrical & electronics that drive smart polymer market in
North America region. North America market is mainly occupied by the U. S.
being largest consumer and manufacturer and exporter of smart polymer. Europe
is the second largest market for smart polymer followed by North America.
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