The global Contract Sterilizations market is expected to grow at the CAGR of 8.20% during the forecast period 2022-2028. Sterilization describes a process that destroys or eliminates all forms of microbial life and is carried out in health-care facilities by physical or chemical methods. The increased need for sterilization services in a variety of industries around the world is driving the Global Contract Sterilization Market. Furthermore, the Contract Sterilization Market is expected to rise shortly due to shifting trends and advances in the pharmaceutical industry. Another key factor projected to boost market size in the coming years is the rising demand for contract sterilization in the medical sector. However, shifting raw material prices may limit the market’s expansion. Contract sterilization is gaining acceptance because it streamlines the following processes and sections of the manufacturing process by contracting the sterilization of manufactured health commodities to another organization. However, according to previous experience, the sterilizing technique entails better contact between the producer and the sterilizer, as both parties’ tasks must be well defined. Sterilization is any technique that eliminates or kills living things, especially microorganisms like fungi, bacteria, viruses, spores, and unicellular eukaryotic organisms like plasmodium. Medical device, pharmaceutical, commercial, and industrial sterilizing facilities contracting. This necessitates important technical assistance throughout the sterilization design process, including product development, material testing, procedure creation, and sterility validation.
The rising geriatric population and the increasing incidence of chronic diseases will result in increased hospitalization rates, which, in turn, will increase the occurrence of HAIs. Majority of the sterilization process is outsourced to other organization in order to save the cost and time at in-house process. This is expected to boost the demand for contract sterilization services of medical instruments and other devices.
The market is divided into technology type, method type, end use type and by region
The pandemic has disrupted healthcare systems worldwide, with hospitals being overwhelmed due to the increasing influx of patients. Temporary hospitals are also being set up to deal with the growing number of cases. Hence, the spread of COVID-19 has spurred a surge in demand for sterilization services due to the growing cases of HAIs in hospital settings. The increasing healthcare expenditure in North America and the increasing number of temporary hospitals are some of the major factors driving the demand and uptake of sterilization services in the region.
Factors such as the increasing demand for hospital beds and ICUs in North America, proliferation of isolation facilities, increasing awareness among consumers on sterilization services for medical devices and single-use products, and preventive healthcare have greatly boosted the demand for sterilization services. Furthermore, with the current COVID-19 pandemic causing havoc across the world, various measures are being taken by companies as well as government bodies to take care of sterilization of instruments on regular basis and have also encouraged the concept of contract sterilization to suffice the need and prevent the costs and space of sterilization in the hospitals. For instance, the FDA has recommended that Sterigenics should reopen its ethylene oxide-based sterilization plant in the US. The plant had been shut due to harmful emissions, which were believed to be carcinogenic. In March 2020, the company received permission to reopen the plant for 21 days to sterilize PPE for healthcare workers to use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Such developments are anticipated to drive the growth of this market.
Based on technology, the market has been classified into Steam Sterilization, Gamma Irradiation, Electron Beam Irradiation, X-ray Irradiation, Ethylene Oxide (EO) Sterilization, Ion Beam Treatment and Plasma Sterilization. The ethylene oxide (EtO) sterilization segment accounted for the largest share of this market in 2021. The large share of the ethylene oxide segment owing to its extensive usage in various applications, including medical device sterilization, food testing, pharmaceutical sterilization, and sterilization and disinfection in the life sciences industry. EtO is currently expected to be the most extensively & frequently used sterilization technique, owing to its compatible nature and low cost. Moreover, there are tailor-made health kits that contain devices and drugs that are not compatible with radiation and other sterilization techniques. Consequently, with growth in development of health kits, along with the compatibility of EtO with most of the products, the use of EtO is anticipated to increase, thereby, impelling the segment growth during the forecast period.
Irradiation is a process in which an object is exposed to various rays for the process of sterilization.
The market by methods is segmented into physical, chemicals and mechanical methods. The physical methods include the sun-drying of the instruments, among others. The chemical methods of sterilization is gaining popularity as it uses chemicals to eradicate and type of micro-organism present in the products Chemicals can act as disinfectants to destroy pathogenic bacteria from the upper surface. The usage of chemicals as a sterilization method is as below: Liquid- chemical method of sterilization involves the application of liquid to destroy the microbes permanently. Alcohols– usually, 70% of alcohols are used as a chemical to kill bacteria. Methyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, and ethyl alcohol are some important chemicals used in this method. Aldehydes– About 40% formaldehyde solution is used as surface disinfection. Formaldehyde and Glutaraldehyde are some of the best aldehydes used in this process. Similarly, 50% phenol can be used. Halogens – chlorination can impact the bacteria directly. The blend of iodine compounds and chlorine compounds can act as an antiseptic. Chlorine compounds are hydrochloride, chlorine bleach and iodine compounds are tincture, iodine, and iodophors. Heavy Metals– Not just chemicals, some heavy metals can be effectively used in the sterilization process. Heavy metals such as copper sulfate, mercuric salts, silver nitrate, and mercuric chloride are used in the sterilization method. Similarly, dyes like aminacrine, acriflavine, acridine dyes are used to interact with bacterial nucleic acids. Gaseous- Gas such as formaldehyde and ethylene oxide are effective in killing bacterial spores.
Based on end use type, the sterilization services market has been segmented into Medical Device, Food, Pharmaceuticals, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, Diagnostic Laboratories, Hospitals, Hotels and Tourism Industry and others
The medical device companies segment accounted for the largest share of the sterilization services market in 2021.
Growth in this market is majorly contributed by the rising prevalence of HAIs, increasing adoption of single-use medical devices, growing medical devices industry, and rising number of surgical procedures worldwide.
Globally, North America has the 34.6% largest market share in the Contract Sterilization market. The U.S has dominates the North America Contract Sterilization market.
The regional growth of the sterilization services market is propelled by a sterilization services is attributed due to easy access to sterilization services, rising surgical procedures and other factors. The growth of the contract sterilization services market in the US is determined due to factors such as the easy increasing occurrence of healthcare-associated infections, and a rising number of surgical procedures is dominating the sterilization services market across the region. The health care settings such as hospitals, clinics and others encounters with large number of patients regularly. These patients carry various infections along with them. The health care facilities are potential source of infections. For instance, as per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), at any given time, about 1 of every 25 hospitalized patients in the United States has a Health care–associated infections.
Some of the prominent companies manufacturing Contract Sterilization products include 3M Company, Steris Plc, Cantel Medical Corporation, E-Beam Services Inc., Medistri SA, Sterigenics International Llc, Cosmed Group Inc., Noxilizer Inc., and Johnson & Johnson, Stryker Corporation. Most of the companies are giant companies having diversified portfolio and have their presence across different parts of the world. The giant companies usually adopt new technology development and product launches strategies due to impact of corona virus across where sterilization technique was of utmost importance amongst the end use industries
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