Report forecasts U.S. anti-microbial coatings market

摘要

Anti-microbial coatings have synergistically gained focus across the globe, with the products' use touted in myriad end-use applications. Application of anti-microbial coatings is mushrooming in a host of industries including healthcare, industrial and consumer markets. The volatile economic environment in recent years could not dampen growth in the antimicrobial coatings market, as the fear psychosis on account of the deadly H1N1 flu outbreak played a major role in sustaining demand for antimicrobial products across major end-use markets, including HVAC, food packaging and medical devices. The healthcare sector, which exhibited relatively a greater degree of resilience to the economic crisis, continued to churn out demand for antimicrobial-coated medical devices, more particularly, for indwelling implants such as catheters.