Medical Adhesives & Sealants

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

• Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
• Disclaimers
• Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
• Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
• Market Definitions and Scope of Study
• I. Adhesives and Sealants for Dentistry
  • Denture and Orthodontic Bonding Agents
  • Pit & Fissure Sealants and Luting Cements
  • Restorative Adhesives & Sealants
  • Tray Adhesives
  • Dental Surgical Tissue Bonding Agents for Dental Reconstruction
  • II. Medical Adhesives & Sealants
  • Adhesives & Sealants for Surgical/Internal Medical Applications
  • Adhesives & Sealants for External Medical Applications

II. A US MARKET REPORT

1. Market Overview

• Driven by High Penetration Rates
• Medical Adhesives & Sealants Sitting Pretty
• Overpowering Challenges
• Industry Landscape Goes Thinner
• A Peek into Products with Strong Demand Potential
• Synthetics Outperforming Market Kinetics
• Current and Future Analysis
• By Market Segment/Application
• Analysis by Product Chemistry
• Table 1: Medical Adhesives and Sealants Market in the US: Percentage Breakdown by Product Chemistry for Synthetic Polymer Based Adhesives & Sealants and Natural Polymer Based Adhesives & Sealants for Years 2000, 2005, and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 2: US Market for Synthetic Polymer Based Adhesives & Sealants by Application: Annual Sales for Dental and Medical Markets in US$ Million for Years 2000, 2005, and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 3: US Market for Natural Polymer Based Adhesives & Sealants by Application: Annual Sales for Dental and Medical Markets in US$ Million for Years 2000, 2005, and 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Medical Adhesives Adhere to High Growth -An Evolving Outlook

2. Market Trends & Issues

• Appeasing the Eye - The New ' Functional' Mantra
• Denture Adhesives Pining for Innovation
• Sprucing up the Dental Sealants Market
• Table 4: Dental Adhesives Market in the US (2004): Percentage Breakdown of Value and Volume Sales by Retail Channel - Drug Stores, Super Markets, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 5: Leading Brands of Denture Adhesives in the US (2004): Percentage Breakdown of Sales for Fixodent, Super Poligrip, Sea-Bond, Fixodent Complete, Fixodent Free, Poligrip Free, Poligrip Ultra Fresh, Super Wernets, Cushion Grip, Dentu Grip, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Sealants Chink into the Mechanical Fasteners' Market
• Fibrin-based Products - A Brick in the Wall
• Emergence of Topical Hemostats as Threat to Tissue Sealants
• Tissue Sealants Fall Prey to Consumer Ignorance
• Cosmetic Surgeries - Going ' Invasive' on Conventional Sealants
• Cyanoacrylate Tissue Sealants - Arrival of an Enigma
• Cyanoacrylate Medical Adhesives to Command Increased Market Penetration
• Silicone Face-lifting Adhesive Market
• Pit and Fissure Sealants Scoring High Grades
• Growing Dental-Care Consciousness Dents Market
• Maximizing on the ' Minimal' Market
• High Resistance to Sterilization Props Growth in Allied Markets
• Demand for Polyethylene Glycol and Plasma/Protein Sealants to Surge
• Adhesives and Sealants to Witness Rapid Gains in Cardiovascular Procedures

3. Industry Overview

• Hemostatic Agents and Tissue Sealants: Applications in Urology
• Upsurge in Medical Adhesives and Sealants Market
• US First-Aid Category Sounds Strong with Ample Choices
• Biggies Drive the Innovation Trend
• Bandage Market Catches up the Licensing Fetish
• Private-Labeled Bandages Make their Presence Felt
• Hemostatic Bandages Breathe an Air of Dynamism
• Present Market Scenario: Reality ' Bites'
• Disposable Medical Devices - Key End-Use Application for Adhesives
• Merging for Better
• A Case for Consolidation
• Stupendous Growth Lures Adhesive Majors
• Synopsized Review of Growth Drivers
• Information & Knowledge Dispersion: Key to Increased Consumer Adoption
• Healthcare Budget Rationing: An Unlikely Growth Driver
• FDA Approvals Spur Market Interest
• Proven Clinical Evidences Boost the Market
• Utility of Surgical Adhesives Soaring High
• Regulatory Standards for Surgical Glues
• US Scorecard for Surgical Adhesives
• Tissue Adhesives and Sealants Harness Growth in the US Market
• Tissue Sealants Bank Upon Growing Number of Approved Indications
• Competitive Landscape
• Tentative Approvals Leading to a Weary Growth
• Regulatory Concerns for Medical Adhesives and Sealants

4. Adhesives & Sealants - A Curtain Raiser

• Adhesives
• Sealants
• Medical Adhesives vis-a-vis Industrial Grade Adhesives
• Evolution of Adhesives
• Pressure Sensitive Adhesives Bag Higher Attention
• Tissue Sealants Make Surgeries Trouble-free.
• Banking on Ongoing Innovations

5. Segmental Overview

• Application Specific Categorization of Medical Adhesives & Sealants
• Other Categorizations of Medical Adhesives & Sealants
• By Chemical Type
• By Curing Methodology
• By Functional Type
• By Origin
• By Physical Form
• Adhesives and Sealants for Dentistry
• A Backdrop
• Emerging Adhesive and Sealant Application Trends in Dentistry
• Harmful Cavities - A Sealant Seizure
• Esthetic Dental Care
• Dental Sealants and Composites - A Key Note
• Composite Resins
• Segmental Overview of Dental Adhesives & Sealants
• Denture and Orthodontic Bonding Agents
• Pit & Fissure Sealants and Luting Cements
• Pit and Fissure Sealants
• Luting Cements
• Restorative Adhesives & Sealants
• Dental Fluorosis - A Key Application Area
• Glass Ionomers - Raging Hot in Restorative Dentistry
• Tray Adhesives
• Dental Surgical Tissue Bonding Agents for Dental Reconstruction
• Medical Adhesives & Sealants for Surgical and External Applications
• Adhesives & Sealants for Surgical/Internal Medical Applications
• Vital Factors to be Considered While Using Surgical Adhesives
• Significance of Surgical Adhesives and Sealants
• Surgical Adhesive and Sealants Utility in Surgeries
• Why Use Medical Adhesives and Sealants Over Traditional Sutures and Staples?
• Surgical Sealants as an Adjunct to Sutures & Staples
• A ' Functional' Invasion
• A Focus on Surgical Adhesives & Sealants' Applications in Surgical Procedures
• Surgical Sealants for PTCA Punctures
• Adhesives & Sealants for External Medical Applications
• Adhesives for Wound Management: Impressed by Value

6. A Peek into Product Chemistry

• Chemical Nature of Adhesives & Sealants
• Synthetic-Polymer based Adhesives and Sealants
• Natural-Polymer based Adhesives and Sealants
• Light-Curable Adhesives
• Radiation-Cured Adhesives
• Acrylics
• Anaerobic Adhesives
• Cyanoacrylate
• Cyanoacrylate Tissue Sealants
• Epoxies
• Benefits of Epoxies
• Silicones
• Types of Silicone Adhesives
• Advantages Offered by Silicone Pressure Sensitive Adhesives
• Characteristic Traits of Silicones
• Other Chemistries
• Polymeric Adhesives
• Thermosets
• Thermoplastics
• Polyurethane Adhesives
• Benefits of Polyurethane
• Drawbacks of Polyurethane
• Hydrocolloids
• Plasma & Protein based Sealants
• Collagen-based Sealants
• Fibrin Sealants
• Human Recombinant Fibrin Sealant
• Fibrin Sealant Application in Various Surgeries
• Cardiac Surgery
• Plastic Surgery
• Thoracic Surgery
• Vascular Surgery
• Albumin-based Sealants
• Bovine Serum Albumin

7. Technological Innovations

• Researchers Discover Novel Bacterial Glue with Potential Medical Applications
• Faster Time to Market Needs Shirk the Innovation Lull
• Visible and Ultraviolet Light Cured Products
• Under Trials
• Surgical Sealants to Prevent Fluid & Air Leaches
• Transparent Hydrogel for Eye Surgeries

8. Product Innovations/Introductions

• Covidien Releases PleuraSeal™ Lung Sealant System
• Tenaxis Medical Unveils ArterX Vascular Sealant
• Kimberly-Clark Releases InteguSeal Microbial Sealant
• 3M ESPE Upgrades Clicker™ Dispenser
• Kerr Introduces NX3 Nexus® Third Generation
• HemCon Launches Novel Dental Dressing
• Rollprint Introduces Allegro® M Sealant
• Scapa Medical Launches BioflexO Rx1207P
• 3M Launches Tegaderm Ag
• Scapa Medical Develops Polyethylene and Polyurethane Adhesive Foams
• Covalon' s Collagen-Based Wound Dressings Hit the Aisle
• Johnson & Johnson Rolls out PROMOGRAN PRISMA™
• Scapa Introduces Advanced Pressure Sensitive Adhesive
• Bone Solutions Rolls Out Injectable Adhesive
• DuraSeal Receives Marketing Approval from FDA
• Scapa Medical Debuts Rubber-Based Medical Adhesives
• Surgical Sealants Debuts Surgical Adhesive and Sealant Products
• New Skin Crack Gel from CLOSURE Medical

9. Recent Industry Activity

• Baxter Receives FDA Clearance for ARTISS
• Covalence Specialty Materials Merges with Berry Plastics
• Derma Sciences Takes Over First Aid Division of Nutramax Products
• CryoLife Enters into a Supplying Contract for BioGlue® Surgical Adhesive
• Protein Polymer Technologies Offers Protein Polymer Biomaterials
• CryoLife Signs Distribution Agreement with MAST Biosurgery
• HemCon' s ChitoFlex Obtains CE Marking
• 3M Acquires OMNII Oral
• ADEPT® Obtains FDA Approval
• Approval of New Rigid Applicator Tip for Cryolife' s Bioglue®
• HemCon to Distribute Bandages in South Africa
• HemCon Changes Name to Hemcon Medical Technologies
• CryoLife Associates with BioForm Medical
• Nerites Seals a Pact with MORF
• Tyco to Acquire Confluent Surgical
• ThermoGenesis Signs Distribution Agreements for CryoSeal FS System
• Apollo Acquires Two Divisions of Tyco
• Johnson & Johnson Acquires CLOSURE Medical
• DENTSPLY Embarks on Acquisitions to Boost Presence in Orthodontic Market
• Baxter Collaborates with Kuros
• Kensey and St. Jude Medical Revise Distribution Terms for Angio-Seal™
• Innocoll to Tie Up with Surgical-IOC
• Hemcon Ties up with TVF&R for Hemcon® Bandage
• AMS' Liquiband™ to Set Foot in the US Market
• CryoLife Signs Endologix for BioFoam
• Haemacure Ramps Up Production Capacity of Florida based Plant
• Angiotech Signs up Orthovita for a Hemostat Product
• Hemcon Expands its Bandage Production Center
• Angiotech Purchases Assets of NeuColl
• Angiotech Partners with Baxter

10. Focus on Select Key Players

• 3M Company
• Adhesives Research, Inc.
• Aveva Drug Delivery Systems
• Baxter International, Inc.
• Confluent Surgical, Inc
• Covalence Specialty Materials.
• CryoLife, Inc.
• Den-Mat Corporation
• DENTSPLY International, Inc.
• HARTMANN-CONCO, Inc.
• HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc.
• Johnson & Johnson
• Ethicon, Inc.
• CLOSURE Medical Corporation
• Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.
• Procter & Gamble Company
• Protein Polymer Technologies, Inc.
• Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc.
• Kerr Corporation

11. Market Analytics

• Table 6: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Medical Adhesives and Sealants by Market Segment/ Application - Dental Adhesives & Sealants (Denture & Orthodontic Bonding Agents, Pit & Fissure Sealants and Luting Cements, Restorative Adhesives, Tray Adhesives, and Dental Surgical Tissue Bonding Agents) and Medical Adhesives & Sealants (Surgical/Internal, and External) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 7: US Long-term Projections for Medical Adhesives and Sealants by Market Segment/Application - Dental Adhesives & Sealants (Denture & Orthodontic Bonding Agents, Pit & Fissure Sealants and Luting Cements, Restorative Adhesives, Tray Adhesives, and Dental Surgical Tissue Bonding Agents) and Medical Adhesives & Sealants (Surgical/Internal, and External) Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 8: US 10-Year Perspective for Medical Adhesives and Sealants by Market Segment/ Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Dental Adhesives & Sealants (Denture & Orthodontic Bonding Agents, Pit & Fissure Sealants and Luting Cements, Restorative Adhesives, Tray Adhesives, and Dental Surgical Tissue Bonding Agents) and Medical Adhesives & Sealants (Surgical/Internal, and External) Markets for Years 2003, 2008, and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)