Sterilization Equipment Market Size, Industry Analysis
Report, Regional Outlook from 2017 to 2024.: Global
Market Insights Inc.
Increasing incidence of nosocomial infections and growing need to prevent the same
will drive Sterilization Equipment Market over the forecast period. Use of contaminated
invasive devices and medical instruments used for surgeries, unclean environmental
surface and inadequate sanitation practices of hospital staff leads to increased
possibility of nosocomial infection occurrence. Its prevalence is higher in developing
countries as compared to developed ones. Increasing hospital admissions and growing
number of surgical procedures serves as a high impact rendering factor. High geriatric
population base should augment industry revenue owing to higher susceptibility
towards various disorders and higher need for medical procedures.
Improving healthcare infrastructure and growing number of hospitals, clinics and
ambulatory surgical centers would boost growth soon. Growing number of
pharmaceutical companies is increasing demand as more number of biological products
are being manufactured by these companies which require various disinfection
practices to ensure product safety. Growth of food and beverage industry will spur
market expansion. Various procedures and techniques are used for disinfecting
foodstuffs such as milk, meat, juices, fruits and vegetables. High cost of equipment may
restrict market growth to some extent.
Heat sterilization held significant market share due to its widespread applications.
Disinfection by heat includes both dry and moist heat. Dry heat is usually used for
disinfecting materials which are damaged by high pressure or moisture but can
withstand high temperatures. Benefits of dry heat such as comparatively lower costs
and noncorrosive nature is resulting in its increased adoption. Moist heat uses steam
under pressure and is commonly used for disinfecting biohazardous trash, materials
resistant to moisture and heat such as culture media, medical devices and surgical
dressings. Advantages of moist heat disinfection such as higher penetrating power,
greater efficiency and ability to irreversibly denature enzymes and structural proteins
will escalate growth.
Demand for low temperature sterilization should grow at profitable rate due to its
ability of disinfecting temperature and moisture sensitive materials. Higher material
compatibility, minimal device or design restrictions and low operational cost will boost
adoption rates during forecast years. Hospitals accounted for significant revenue share
owing to increasing number of nosocomial infections in these settings. Increasing
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