Global Antimicrobial Medical Textiles Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029

Global Antimicrobial Medical Textiles Market, By Fabric (Cotton, Polyamide, Polyester, Others), Agents (Metal & Metallic Salts, Synthetic Organic Compounds, Bio Based Agents), Application (Medical Uniform & Apparels, Upholstery, Surgical Textiles, Incontinence Care Garments, Wound Treatment, Others) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029.

Antimicrobial Medical Textiles Market Analysis and Size

Cotton fabric's extensive use in medical, commercial, and household textiles is expected to result in significant growth for the antimicrobial medical textiles sector through forecast period of 2022 to 2029. Antimicrobial medical textiles are mainly fiber substrates combined with antimicrobial chemicals to improve the functionality and longevity of consumer goods. A rise in medical employment rates, rising medical tourism, and advances in healthcare procedures are other factors fuelling the market growth.

Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the antimicrobial medical textiles market was valued at USD 10.85 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 18.37 billion by 2029, registering a CAGR of 6.80% during the forecast period of 2022 to 2029. In addition to the insights on market scenarios such as market value, growth rate, segmentation, geographical coverage, and major players, the market reports curated by the Data Bridge Market Research also include in-depth expert analysis, geographically represented company-wise production and capacity, network layouts of distributors and partners, detailed and updated price trend analysis and deficit analysis of supply chain and demand.

Antimicrobial Medical Textiles Market Scope and Segmentation

Market Definition

Antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobial fibers then are textiles to which antimicrobial agents have been applied, either at the surface or within the fibers. Additives can be introduced to the fiber during spinning or extrusion, combined with dyes or pigments or applied as a finishing process. The chosen method is determined by various factors, including final use of the fabric, the manufacturer's capability and budget.

Global Antimicrobial Medical Textiles Market Dynamics

Drivers

•  Rising demand for antimicrobial medical textiles due to customization

The manufacturing industry of antimicrobial medical textiles mainly focuses on manufacturing consumer-specific textiles. For instance, they design waterproof, fire-resistant, antimicrobial, stain-resistant, and highly durable fabrics for the healthcare industry. The fabrics of antimicrobial medical textiles are customized as per the spaces wherein they will be installed or used.

• High usage of non-implantable goods in healthcare sector

Non-implantable goods such as wound dressings, orthopedic belts, prosthetic socks, bandages, plasters, pressure garments, absorbents, adhesive tapes and protective eye pads are intended for external use on the body. They are widely used as absorbent, covering and protective for injured or diseased parts. A growing number of injuries and fatalities has resulted in augmenting the demand for Non-implantable goods, which is expected to propel the market growth rate.

• Constant improvement of medical textiles

Companies are gradually concentrating on delivering an extensive range of colors and designs to suit workplace healthcare environments, resulting in improved functionality, aesthetics, and creativity in the antimicrobial medical textiles manufacturing sector. This factor is expected to drive the growth rate of the antimicrobial medical textiles market.

Opportunities

• Increasing usage of antimicrobial medical textiles in healthcare industry

The healthcare industry is growing rapidly. Beds & linens, surgical gowns, dressings & bandages, and curtains are to be sanitized at all times to avoid the growth of the microbes. The usage of this textile also aids in removing hospital-acquired infections. So, the increasing demand for antimicrobial medical textiles in healthcare facilities will further create numerous opportunities, leading to the growth of the antimicrobial medical textiles market during the forecast period.

Restraints/ Challenges

• High price of raw materials

The high cost of raw materials, such as copper, zinc and silver will hinder the demand for antimicrobial medical textiles and may hamper the market's growth.

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Impact and Current Market Scenario of Raw Material Shortage and Shipping Delays

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COVID-19 Impact on Antimicrobial Medical Textiles Market

The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the growth of the textile industry all over the globe. It has resulted in a reduction in the workforce and closure of manufacturing facilities. On the other side, the adoption of antimicrobial medical textiles reached a new height with wide adoption to reduce antimicrobial activity. The continuous innovations led by many textile companies also added to the industry's growth. For instance, Swiss textile innovation firm launched an antimicrobial and antiviral and textile treatment that inhibits the growth and the persistence of viruses and bacteria. Thus, COVID-19 greatly impacted the growth of the antimicrobial medical textiles market.

Expected Impact of Economic Slowdown on the Pricing and Availability of Products

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Recent development

• In March 2021, Mitsui & Co. Inc. renewed the distribution contract with PurThread Technologies, Inc. to bring the latter’s patented permanent antimicrobial fibers and yarns soft goods and textiles across its vast distribution networks and manufacturing in Japan.

Global Antimicrobial Medical Textiles Market Scope

The antimicrobial medical textiles market is segmented on the basis of fabric, agents and application. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

Fabric

• Cotton
• Polyamide
• Polyester
• Others

 Agents

• Metal & Metallic Salts
• Silver
•  Copper
• Zinc
• Others
• Synthetic Organic Compounds
• Quaternary Ammonium Compound (QAC)
• Polyhexamethylene Biguanides (PHMB)
•  Triclosan
•  Zinc Pyrithione
• Bio Based Agents
• Chitosan
• Others

Application

• Medical Uniform & Apparels
• Upholstery
• Surgical Textiles
• Incontinence Care Garments
• Wound Treatment
• Others

Antimicrobial Medical Textiles Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The antimicrobial medical textiles market is analysed and market size insights and trends are provided by country, fabric, agents and application as referenced above.

The countries covered in the antimicrobial medical textiles market report are U.S., Canada and Mexico in North America, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Rest of Europe in Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific (APAC) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa (MEA) as a part of Middle East and Africa (MEA), Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America as part of South America.

Asia-Pacific dominates the antimicrobial medical textiles market in terms of revenue due to the increasing chronic diseases and rising demand for healthcare facilities in this region.

North America is expected to be the fastest evolving region during the forecast period of 2022-2029. This is due to the mounting use of implantable goods because of the limitations in the present drug therapies, ophthalmic, neurological, treatment, and management of orthopedic, cardiovascular and several other chronic disorders. Furthermore, the ongoing advancements in biotechnology will lead to the commercialization of improved and new products, which will further boost the growth of the antimicrobial medical textiles market in this region.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in market regulation that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.

Competitive Landscape and Antimicrobial Medical Textiles Market Share Analysis

The antimicrobial medical textiles market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, and application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to the antimicrobial medical textiles market.

Some of the major players operating in the antimicrobial medical textiles market are:

• DuPont (U.S.)
• Dow (U.S.)
• Herculite (U.S.)
• Biocote Limited (U.K.)
• PurThread Technologies, Inc. (U.S.)
• Quick-Med Technologies Inc, (U.S.)
• Sinanen Zeomic Co., Ltd (Europe)
• Milliken & Company (U.S.)
• Trevira GmbH (Germany)
• Thai Acrylic Fiber Co. Ltd. (Thailand)
• BASF SE (Germany
• Sanitized AG (Switzerland)
• UNITIKA LTD (Japan)