Global Market and Applications for Nanotechnology in the Life ...
First generation products on the market include nano-titania coated implants, nanoparticulate pharmaceuticals, anti-bacterial coatings for medical supplies and healing wound dressings. Anti-bacterial coatings: Bionic Surfaces (Surface-modified Silicone Rubber for medical catheters). Medical imaging and biosensing: AMG Pharmaceuticals (Iron nanoparticles imaging agents to aid in the diagnosis of cancer and cardiovascular disease). Nanotechnology is beginning to have an enormous impact on the pharmaceutical, medical devices, implants, imaging and diagnostics sectors, with annual markets of billions of dollars predicted within ten years. Drug delivery: Access Pharmaceuticals (Nanoparticle Aggregate Drug Delivery Technology). com, life sciences and healthcare products enabled by nanomaterials currently represent a $1 billion plus market in 2009. Companies with product portfolios in the life sciences and healthcare markets include:. Global Market and Applications for Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences and Healthcare Industries Nanoposts. Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals (Emulsiphan Nanoparticle Tumour Targeting Technology). Magforce Nanotechnologies (MagForce® Nanoparticles). The second wave of products and processes holds even greater promise, with exploitation of the properties of nanomaterials allowing for early diagnosis, detection and treatment of disease and replacement of bone and tissue for regenerative purposes. GfE Medizintechnik GmbH (Nanoscale titanium-coated synthetic implants). Long-term biocompatible implants and non-invasive targeted therapeutics to treat cancer are potentially achievable based on current R&D advances.
