The Global Market for Hydrogels 2024-2034

3.1 What are hydrogels?
3.1.1 Structure
3.1.1.1 Hybrid hydrogels
3.1.1.1.1 Nanocomposite hydrogels
3.1.1.1.2 Macromolecular microsphere composite (MMC) hydrogels
3.1.1.1.3 Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPN) hydrogels
3.1.1.1.4 Double-network (DN) hydrogels
3.1.2 Classification
3.1.2.1 Based on source
3.1.2.2 Based on composition
3.1.2.3 Based on configuration
3.1.2.4 Based on crosslinking
3.1.2.5 Size
3.1.2.5.1 Microgels
3.1.2.5.2 Nanogels
3.1.2.6 Environmental response
3.1.2.7 Degradability
3.1.3 Formulations
3.1.4 Benefits of hydrogels
3.2 Synthesis of hydrogels
3.2.1 Chemical Crosslinking
3.2.1.1 Via monomers
3.2.1.2 Via polymers
3.2.1.3 Enzymatic crosslinking
3.2.2 Physical Crosslinking
3.3 Molecular toolkits
3.4 Natural vs synthetic
3.5 Natural polymers
3.5.1 Cellulose
3.5.2 Alginate
3.5.3 Agarose
3.5.4 Carrageenan
3.5.5 Chitosan
3.5.6 Collagen
3.5.7 Dextran
3.5.8 Hyaluronic acid
3.5.9 Lignin
3.5.10 Engineered living materials (ELMs)
3.5.10.1 Description
3.5.10.2 Benefits
3.5.10.3 Bio ELM vs hybrid ELM
3.5.10.4 Funghi - mycelial materials
3.5.10.5 Bacterial
3.6 Synthetic (polymeric) hydrogels
3.6.1 Polyacrylamide (PAAm) hydrogels
3.6.2 Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAAm) hydrogels
3.6.3 Sodium polyacrylate hydrogels
3.6.4 Polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogels
3.6.5 Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) hydrogels
3.6.6 Polyacrylate hydrogels
3.7 Emerging hydrogel chemistries
3.8 Smart Hydrogels
3.8.1 Thermo-Sensitive Hydrogels
3.8.2 pH-Sensitive Hydrogels
3.8.3 Electro-Sensitive hydrogels
3.8.4 Light-Responsive hydrogels
3.8.5 Enzyme-Sensitive Hydrogels
3.8.6 Shape memory hydrogels (SMH)
3.8.6.1 Tough shape memory hydrogels
3.8.6.2 Triple-/multi-shape memory hydrogels
3.9 Luminescent hydrogels
3.10 Nanomaterial based hydrogels
3.10.1 Graphene
3.10.2 Carbon nanotubes
3.10.3 Nanoclays
3.10.4 Cellulose nanofibers
3.10.5 Cellulose nanocrystals
3.11 Directly bonded hydrogels
3.12 Interpenetrating network (IPN) hydrogels
3.13 3D and 4D printed hydrogels
3.14 Hydrogel toxigens
3.15 Challenges

4.1 Applications roadmap
4.2 Materials hydrogels compete with, by industry
4.3 Hydrogel revenues
4.3.1 By market 2020-2034
4.3.2 By hydrogel type 2020-2034
4.3.3 By region 2020-2034
4.3.3.1 North America
4.3.3.2 Europe
4.3.3.3 Asia-Pacific
4.4 Healthcare and wellness
4.4.1 Market overview
4.4.2 Market drivers
4.4.3 Hydrogel medical products
4.4.3.1 Oral delivery
4.4.3.2 Ocular (Contact lenses)
4.4.3.3 Wound dressings
4.4.3.4 Skin sensors
4.4.4 Injectable hydrogels
4.4.4.1 Overview
4.4.4.2 Products
4.4.5 Medical implants
4.4.5.1 Overview
4.4.6 Tissue engineering
4.4.6.1 Overview
4.4.6.2 Products
4.4.7 Skin care and cosmetics
4.4.7.1 Overview
4.4.7.2 Products
4.4.8 Facial correction/aesthetic products
4.4.8.1 Overview
4.4.8.2 Products
4.4.9 Biosensors
4.4.9.1 Market overview
4.4.10 Other biomedical applications
4.4.11 SWOT analysis
4.4.12 Global revenues
4.5 Water purification and capture
4.5.1 Market overview
4.5.2 Market drivers
4.5.3 Applications
4.5.3.1 Hydrogel water purification
4.5.3.1.1 Magnetic hydrogels
4.5.3.1.2 Smart hydrogels for bioseparation of proteins
4.5.3.1.3 Adsorption
4.5.3.1.4 Solar evaporation
4.5.3.1.5 Filtration
4.5.3.2 Water capture
4.5.4 SWOT analysis
4.5.5 Global revenues
4.6 Agriculture
4.6.1 Market overview
4.6.2 Market drivers
4.6.3 Applications
4.6.3.1 Hydrogel fertilizers
4.6.3.2 Super Absorbent Polymers (SAPs)
4.6.3.3 Natural polymer hydrogels
4.6.3.4 Nanomaterials hydrogels
4.6.3.5 Methods for application
4.6.3.6 Benefits and drawbacks
4.6.4 SWOT analysis
4.6.5 Global revenues
4.7 Building and construction
4.7.1 Market overview
4.7.2 Market drivers
4.7.3 Applications
4.7.3.1 Cement and concrete
4.7.3.1.1 Hydrogel nanosilica cement pastes
4.7.3.1.2 Polyacrylic hydrogels in cement composites
4.7.3.1.3 Hydrogel-based internal curing agents
4.7.3.2 Hydrogels for heating and cooling systems (thermal management)
4.7.3.2.1 Evaporative cooling
4.7.3.2.2 Hydroceramic hydrogel cooling
4.7.3.2.3 Cooling of solar panels
4.7.3.3 Hydrogel windows
4.7.3.4 Self-healing road surfaces and asphalt
4.7.4 SWOT analysis
4.7.5 Global revenues
4.8 Electronics
4.8.1 Market overview
4.8.2 Market drivers
4.8.3 Applications
4.8.3.1 Conductive hydrogels for soft and flexible electronics
4.8.3.2 Thermal management
4.8.3.3 Ionic conductors for electronic textiles
4.8.3.4 Electronic textile sensors
4.8.3.5 Transistors
4.8.4 SWOT analysis
4.8.5 Global revenues
4.9 Energy
4.9.1 Market overview
4.9.2 Market drivers
4.9.3 Applications
4.9.3.1 Flexible and solid-state energy storage
4.9.3.2 Electrolytes and electrodes
4.9.3.3 Conductive hydrogels
4.9.3.4 Batteries
4.9.3.5 Supercapacitors
4.9.3.6 Photovoltaics
4.9.4 SWOT analysis
4.9.5 Global revenues
4.10 Sensors
4.10.1 Market overview
4.10.2 Market drivers
4.10.3 Applications
4.10.3.1 Strain/pressure sensors
4.10.3.2 Biosensors
4.10.3.3 Food quality sensors
4.10.4 SWOT analysis
4.10.5 Global revenues
4.11 Membranes and films
4.11.1 Market overview
4.11.2 Market drivers
4.11.3 Production
4.11.4 Applications
4.11.4.1 Self-healing membranes
4.11.4.2 Biomedical membranes
4.11.4.2.1 Tissue engineering
4.11.4.2.2 Drug delivery
4.11.4.2.3 Organ-on-a-chip devices
4.11.4.3 Filtration membranes
4.11.4.3.1 Gas separation
4.11.4.3.2 Oil/water
4.11.4.3.3 Water/wastewater treatment
4.11.4.4 Architectural and acoustic membranes
4.11.4.5 Energy storage membranes
4.11.5 SWOT analysis
4.11.6 Global revenues
4.12 Self-healing hydrogels
4.12.1 Self-healing mechanisms
4.12.1.1 Hydrogen Bonding
4.12.1.2 Ionic Bonds
4.12.1.3 Host-Guest Interactions
4.12.1.4 Hydrophobic Bonds
4.12.1.5 Imine Bonds
4.12.1.6 Arylhydrazone bonds
4.12.1.7 Diels-Alder Reaction
4.12.2 Types and materials
4.12.2.1 Natural Polymers
4.12.2.2 Synthetic polymers
4.12.2.3 Polyampholyte self-healing hydrogels
4.12.2.3.1 Reversible polymer self-healing hydrogels
4.12.2.4 Peptides
4.12.2.5 Mussel-inspired proteins
4.12.2.6 Bacterial cellulose
4.12.2.7 Conductive polymers
4.12.2.8 Zwitterionic polymers
4.12.2.9 Nanomaterial self-healing hydrogels
4.12.2.9.1 Graphene
4.12.2.9.2 Carbon nanotubes
4.12.2.9.3 Nanoclays
4.12.2.9.4 Silicate nanoparticles
4.12.2.9.5 Magnetic nanoparticles
4.12.3 Applications
4.12.3.1 Anti-fouling coatings
4.12.3.2 Tissue engineering
4.12.3.3 Soft robotics
4.12.3.4 Triboelectric nanogenerators
4.12.3.5 Self-healable hydrogel dressings
4.12.3.6 Bone regeneration
4.12.3.7 Self-healing artificial muscles

Table 1. Hydrogel terms and definitions.
Table 2. Common hydrogel formulations.
Table 3. Benefits of hydrogels.
Table 4. Synthesis methods for hydrogels.
Table 5. Comparative analysis: Natural vs synthetic hydrogels.
Table 6. Types of biobased aerogels.
Table 7. Example markets and applications for lignin.
Table 8. Emerging hydrogel chemistries.
Table 9. Applications of smart hydrogels by type.
Table 10. 4D printed hydrogels.
Table 11. Challenges with hydrogels.
Table 12. Materials hydrogels compete with, by industry.
Table 13. Hydrogel revenues, by market 2020-2034 (billions USD).
Table 14. Hydrogel revenues, by hydrogel type 2020-2034 (billions USD).
Table 15. Hydrogel revenues, by region 2020-2034 (billions USD).
Table 16. Market overview of hydrogels in biomedicine.
Table 17. Market drivers for hydrogels in healthcare and wellness.
Table 18. Clinically approved oral hydrogel products.
Table 19. Ocular hydrogel applications.
Table 20. Clinically approved ocular hydrogel products.
Table 21. Clinically approved wound dressing hydrogel products.
Table 22. Injectable hydrogels properties and applications.
Table 23. Clinically approved injectable hydrogels.
Table 24. Overview of hydrogels in medical implants.
Table 25. Market overview for hydrogels in tissue engineering.
Table 26. Hydrogel tissue engineering products.
Table 27. Commercially available hydrogel cosmetic products.
Table 28. Market overview of hydrogels in Facial correction/aesthetic products.
Table 29. Hydrogel Facial correction/aesthetic products.
Table 30. Market overview for hydrogels in biosensors.
Table 31. Hydrogel revenues, in healthcare & wellness, 2020-2034 (billions USD).
Table 32. Market overview for hydrogels in water purification and capture.
Table 33. Market drivers for hydrogels in water purification and capture.
Table 34. Hydrogel revenues, in water purification & capture 2020-2034 (billions USD).
Table 35. Market drivers for hydrogels in agriculture.
Table 36. Benefits and drawbacks of hydrogels in agriculture.
Table 37. Hydrogel revenues, in agriculture 2020-2034 (billions USD).
Table 38. Market overview of hydrogels in buildings and construction.
Table 39. Market drivers for hydrogels in buildings and construction.
Table 40. Hydrogel panel.
Table 41. Hydrogel revenues, in building & construction 2020-2034 (Billion USD).
Table 42. Market overview of hydrogels in electronics.
Table 43. Market drivers for hydrogels in electronics.
Table 44. Benefits of electronic skin patches as a form factor.
Table 45. Current and emerging applications for electronic skin patches.
Table 46. Hydrogel revenues, in electronics 2020-2034 (Billion USD).
Table 47. Market overview of hydrogels in energy storage and generation.
Table 48. Market drivers for hydrogels in energy.
Table 49. Comparison of prototype batteries (flexible, textile, and other) in terms of area-specific performance.
Table 50. Hydrogel tissue-like soft batteries.
Table 51. Properties and applications of conductive hydrogels.
Table 52. Hydrogels in batteries.
Table 53. Hydrogels in supercapacitors.
Table 54. Hydrogel revenues, in energy 2020-2034 (Billion USD).
Table 55. Hydrogels in the sensors market.
Table 56. Market drivers for hydrogels in sensors.
Table 57. Hydrogel revenues in sensors 2020-2034 (Billion USD).
Table 58. Market drivers for hydrogels in membranes.
Table 59. Hydrogels in tissue engineering .
Table 60. Applications of hydrogel membranes for tissue engineering and drug delivery.
Table 61. Applications of hydrogel membranes for separation processes in water/wastewater treatment.
Table 62. Hydrogel revenues, in membranes 2020-2034 (Billion USD).
Table 63. Self-healing natural polymers.
Table 64. Synthetic polymers.
Table 65. Components, preparation and properties of representative conductive polymer hydrogels.
Table 66. Properties of graphene.
Table 67. Applications of self-healing hydrogels.

Figure 1. Structure of hydrogel.
Figure 2. Classification of hydrogels based on properties.
Figure 3. Preparation and potential biomedical applications of click hydrogels, microgels and nanogels.
Figure 4. Polymers and crosslinking physico-chemistry.
Figure 5. Schematic illustrations of chemical crosslinking mechanism.
Figure 6. Four common free-radical polymerization methods.
Figure 7. Physically crosslinking stimuli sensitive to hydrogels.
Figure 8. Schematic of physical crosslinking mechanism.
Figure 9. Methods for producing bio-based aerogels.
Figure 10. Classification of polymer hydrogels.
Figure 11. Types of polymer hydrogels.
Figure 12. Schematic illustration smart hydrogels subjected to an external stimuli.
Figure 13. Schematic of thermogel application.
Figure 14. Applications of pH-sensitive hydrogel sensors in biomedicine.
Figure 15. Shape memory hydrogel.
Figure 16. Graphene aerogel.
Figure 17. Applications roadmap for hydrogels.
Figure 18. Hydrogel revenues, by market 2020-2034 (billions USD).
Figure 19. Hydrogel revenues, by hydrogel type 2020-2034 (billions USD).
Figure 20. Hydrogel revenues, by region 2020-2034 (billions USD).
Figure 21. Hydrogel wound dressing.
Figure 22. Injectable hydrogel.
Figure 23. Schematic illustration of approaches to make injectable hydrogels for cartilage- and bone tissue-engineering applications.
Figure 24. Hydrogel tissue engineering scaffold.
Figure 25. Hydrogel mask product.
Figure 26. Biosensor system structure.
Figure 27. SWOT analysis for hydrogels in healthcare & wellness.
Figure 28. Schematic of how hydrogels act in water purification by contaminant adsorption.
Figure 29. Schematic of hydrogels as the materials platform for highly efficient solar water purification.
Figure 30. Water harvesting with hydrogels.
Figure 31. SWOT analysis for hydrogels in water purification & capture.
Figure 32. Alsta Hydrogel.
Figure 33. Mechanism of action of hydrogel upon soil-based application.
Figure 34. SWOT analysis for hydrogels in agriculture.
Figure 35. Concrete Hydrogels.
Figure 36. Layered Hydrogel between Wall Panels.
Figure 37. IaaC Students Develop a Passive Cooling System from Hydrogel and Ceramic.
Figure 38. SWOT analysis for hydrogels in building & construction.
Figure 39. SWOT analysis for hydrogels in electronics.
Figure 40. Various architectures for flexible and stretchable electrochemical energy storage.
Figure 41. Types of flexible batteries.
Figure 42. Schematic of photovoltaic integrated water-electricity-crop co-production system.
Figure 43. SWOT analysis for hydrogels in energy.
Figure 44. SWOT analysis for hydrogels in sensors.
Figure 45. Processes for hydrogel membrane fabrication.
Figure 46. Hydrogel drug delivery membranes.
Figure 47. SWOT analysis for hydrogels in membranes.
Figure 48. Healing process in a hydrogel.
Figure 49. Chemical and noncovalent interactions behind self-healable hydrogels.
Figure 50. (A) Wound self-healing process (B) Different forms of wound dressings.
Figure 51. Hydrogel shown in orange strong affinity with water and creates a layer of water on the hull which lowers hull friction.
Figure 52. Organic hydrogel.
Figure 53. Anpoly cellulose nanofiber hydrogel.
Figure 54. MEDICELLU™.
Figure 55. Cellugy materials.
Figure 56. 2D paper batteries.
Figure 57. 3D Custom Format paper batteries.
Figure 58. GelSana Therapeutics hydrogel.
Figure 59. PeptiGels®.
Figure 60. MEDAGEL patch.
Figure 61. Nix Biosensors patch.
Figure 62. mediNiK® hydrogel with encapsulated kidney stone fragments following removal from the kidney.
Figure 63. GelrinC Procedure.
Figure 64. Spider silk production.
Figure 65. FibDex® wound dressing.