MEDICAL COATING MARKET ANALYSIS

Medical Coating MarketSize and Trends

Medical devices are susceptible to various kind of microbial infection such as bacterial, viral, and fungal infection resulting into health care-associated infections in patients. Medical coating is considered as a covering applied on the medical devices including implants or any kind of equipment to prevent formation of biofilm or to alter physical properties such as lubrication. The increasing cases of infection occurring through medical devicesn is propelling demand for medical coating for the devices in the market. According to European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, in 2015, around 8.3% of patients staying in intensive care unit for more than two days were detected with at least one health care-associated infections, which suggests the importance of proper coating for the medical usables. Medical coating has wide applications in orthopaedics, cardiology, neurology, ophthalmology, cosmetic surgery, drug delivery system, and many more. Increasing global population, health issues, and growth in number of healthcare centres are expected to drive growth of the medical coating market over the forecast period.