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　　Global demand for medical adhesives and sealants market was valued at USD 6.0 billion in 2014, and is expected to reach USD 10.50 billion in 2020, growing at a CAGR of 8.5% between 2015 and 2020. In terms of volume, the global medical adhesives and sealants market stood at 550.0kilotonsin 2014.The key driving factor of the medical adhesive and sealants market is increasing dental treatment sand increasing aging population. Excellent characteristics of medical adhesives and sealants are one of the important factors driving the demand for the medical adhesives and sealants market. However, stringent regulations related with medical grade products may limit the growth of the market.

　　The medical adhesives and sealants market has been segmented on the basis of the product segment analysis as synthetic adhesives and sealants and natural adhesives and sealants. Further the synthetic adhesives and sealants are sub-segmented as acrylic, silicones, cyanoacrylate, polyethylene glycol and other synthetics. The acrylic adhesives and sealant dominates the other product segments and accounted over the 30% shares of the medicals adhesives and sealants market in 2014. Moreover, the cyanoacrylate and polyethylene glycol adhesives and sealants are expected to be the fastest growing segments over the years to come owing to the advancement in the formulations of adhesives.

　　The medical adhesives and sealants market has been segmented on the basis of the application segment analysis as internal, external and dental applications. In 2014, the internal application segment was the dominating segment and it accounted for the around50% shares of the market globally in 2014. Thus, further it is expected to continue this trend and lift the CAGR by 8.0% for the forecast period. In addition, external application is expected to have substantial growth due to increasing penetration of consumer goods.

　　With over 40% shares, North America dominated the global medical adhesives and sealants market in 2014. In terms of volume, Europe held the second largest share of the market in the same year. Asia Pacific expected to be the fastest growing regional market during the forecast period due to the emerging economies like China and India.

　　The regional segmentation includes the current and forecast demand for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Rest of the World with its further bifurcation into major countries including U.S. Germany, France, UK, China, Japan, India and Brazil. This segmentation includes demand for medical adhesives and sealants based on individual applications in all the regions and countries.

　　Key industry participants analyzed and profiled in this study includes, 3M Company, HB Fuller, Henkel AG, Baxter International, Dentsply Limited, CryoLife Inc., Johnson and Johnson, Adhesive Research Inc., Avery Dennison Corporation and Ashland, Inc.

　　中文提要

　　全球医疗粘合剂和密封剂市场需求在2014年估计为60亿美元，预计到2020年将达到105亿美元，在2015年至2020年之间以8.5%的年复合增长率增长。在数量方面，全球医用胶粘剂和密封剂市场在2014年达到55万吨。医疗粘合剂和密封剂市场的关键驱动因素是由于老龄化人口增长带来的在牙科应用需求上的增加。医用粘合剂和密封剂的优异特性是推动对医用粘合剂和密封剂市场的需求的重要因素之一。然而，与医疗级产品相关的严格法规可能限制该市场的增长。

　　医疗粘合剂和密封剂市场根据应用领域分为内科、外科和牙科应用。 2014年，内科领域占主导地位，并在2014年占全球市场50%左右的份额，预计接下来将继续这一趋势，在预期内将以复合年增长率提升8.0%。此外，外科类应用也有望大幅增长。

　　从地区上看，2014年，北美占有超过40%的市场份额，主导了全球医疗粘合剂和密封剂市场。在数量方面，在同一年份欧洲则占据了第二大市场份额。由于中国和印度等新兴经济体，亚太地区预计将成为预测期内增长最快的区域市场。