BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS to 2010

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Economic Factors
• Demographic Patterns
• Health Care Trends
  • Medical Conditions
    • Chronic Conditions
    • Acute Conditions
  • Health Insurance & Reimbursement
  • National Health Expenditures
  • Medical Providers
    • Hospitals
    • Physicians
    • Dentists
    • Outpatient Facilities
    • Skilled Nursing Homes
  • Patient Activity
    • Surgical Procedures
    • Outpatient Episodes
  • Medical Product Shipments
    • Pharmaceuticals & Biologicals
    • Surgical & Medical Instruments
    • Surgical Appliances & Supplies
    • Electromedical Equipment
    • In Vitro Diagnostic Products
    • Dental Products
    • Ophthalmic Goods
    • Other Medical Products
• Regulatory Considerations
  • Medical Devices
  • Drug Delivery Systems
• Historical Demand Patterns
• Pricing Trends
• US Trade
• International Markets

III. BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS

• General
• Synthetic Polymers
  • Thermoplastic Elastomers
    • Silicone Elastomers
    • Styrene Block Copolymers
    • Thermoplastic Copolyesters
    • Thermoplastic Polyamides
    • Thermoplastic Polyolefins
    • Thermoplastic Polyurethanes
    • Thermoplastic Vulcanizates
  • Polyvinyl Chloride
    • Environmental & Safety Concerns
    • Production
    • Resin Properties
    • Producers & Compounds
  • Fluoropolymers
    • PTFE
    • Modified PTFE
    • FEP
    • ETFE
    • PFA
    • MFA
  • Polyurethane
    • Production & Properties
    • Applications
    • Producers & Compounds
  • Polycarbonate
    • Production
    • Applications
    • Producers & Compounds
  • Silicone
    • Production
    • Applications
    • Producers & Compounds
  • Acrylic Compounds
    • Applications
    • Producers & Compounds
  • Thermoplastic Polyesters
    • Types of Compounds
    • Properties
    • Applications
    • Producers & Compounds
  • Polypropylene
    • Production & Types
    • Applications
    • Producers & Compounds
  • Low Density Polyethylenes
    • Production & Types
    • Properties
    • Applications
    • Producers & Compounds
  • Nylon
    • Production & Types
    • Applications
    • Producers & Compounds
  • Sulfone Resins
  • High Density Polyethylenes
  • Other Synthetic Biocompatible Polymers
• Natural Polymers
  • Cellulose Polymers
    • Drug Delivery
    • Surgical Appliances & Supplies
  • Collagen
    • Surgical Appliances & Supplies
    • Dental Products
    • Producers
  • Starch Blends
  • Other Natural Polymers
    • Hyaluronic Acid
    • Alginates
    • Carrageenan
    • Other Natural Polymers
• Biocompatible Metals
  • Precious Metals
    • Gold
    • Silver
    • Other Precious Metals
  • Stainless Steel
  • Titanium
  • Other Biocompatible Metals
• Biocompatible Ceramics
  • Porcelain
  • Alumina
  • Hydroxyapatite
  • Zirconia
  • Other Ceramics & Related Materials
  • Surgical Appliances & Supplies
  • Dental Products
  • Electromedical Equipment

IV. APPLICATIONS

• General
• Surgical Appliances & Supplies
• Surgical & Medical Instruments
• Dental Products
• Drug Delivery
• Electromedical Equipment
• In Vitro Diagnostic Products
• Ophthalmic Goods

V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
• Competitive Strategies
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Licensing & Related Agreements
• Research & Development
• Channels of Distribution
• Marketing
• Manufacturing

COMPANY PROFILES

• Advanced Elastomer Systems, see Exxon Mobil
• Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
• Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
• Arkema SA
• Artimplant AB
• ATI Allvac, see Allegheny Technologies
• ATI Wah Chang, see Allegheny Technologies
• BASF AG
• Bayer AG
• BioSyntech Incorporated
• Celanese Corporation
• Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
• Dow Chemical Company
• Dow Corning Corporation
• DuPont (EI) de Nemours
• Eastman Chemical Company
• Equistar Chemicals, see Lyondell Chemical Company
• Exxon Mobil Corporation
• FMC Corporation
• GE Advanced Materials-Silicones, see General Electric
• General Electric Company
• Genzyme Corporation
• Georgia Gulf Corporation
• Gore (WL) & Associates Incorporated
• HC Starck, see Bayer
• Imperial Chemical Industries plc
• Innovene, see Ineos Group
• Ineos Group Limited
• Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation
• International Specialty Products Incorporated
• Johnson & Johnson
• Johnson Matthey plc
• Lyondell Chemical Company
• Memry Corporation
• Morgan Crucible Company plc
• National Starch and Chemical Company, see Imperial Chemical Industries
• Nitinol Devices and Components, see Johnson & Johnson
• NovaMatrix, see FMC
• Orthovita Incorporated
• OxyVinyls LP
• PolyOne Corporation
• Saint-Gobain
• Solvay SA
• SolVin SA, see BASF and Solvay
• Ticona, see Celanese
• Total SA
• Westlake Plastics Company
• Additional Companies