Global Smart Polymer Market - Segmented by Type, Application, and Region - Growth, Trends, and Forecast (2022 - 2030)

The global smart polymer market is expected to grow at a significant rate during the forecast period, majorly driven by the applications of shape memory polymer in automotive and textile industry. Smart polymers are also referred to as intelligent polymers or environmentally sensitive polymers. The ability to respond to a slight environmental fluctuation is the major feature that makes these polymers smart.

Applications of Shape Memory Polymer in Automotive and Textile Industry Driving the Market

In the automotive industry shape memory polymers are used in reconfigurable storage bins, seat assemblies, energy absorbing assemblies, hood assemblies, vehicles structures, airflow control systems, releasable fastener systems, and adaptive lens assemblies. Moreover, they are used in vehicle airflow control systems that consist of activation device made up of shape memory polymer materials. It controls the airflow based on environmental changes and helps in better performance of vehicle drag and cooling or heating exchange. Textiles integrated with SMPs can help in achieving different 3D forms in garments. Window curtains or films with SMPs can also act under the influence of external stimuli by opening and closing intelligently. The changes in microstructure and macrostructure properties of smart clothing in response to stimuli can help in achieving heat and moisture management of human bodies. With the rapid development of SMPs for integrating SMPs into automotive subsystems and textiles, the use of SMPs in the automotive and textile industry is expected to grow in multiple dimensions, as a result of their promising potential applications.

Thermo-Responsive Polymers the Dominating Type

Therapeutic agents, such as drugs, cells or proteins can be mixed with the polymer forming a gel deposit and injected over the damaged area after increasing the temperature. Medical advancements, emerging biotechnologies, and an overall increasing healthcare industry are expected to drive the demand for thermo-responsive polymers.

North-America to Dominate the Smart Polymers Market

The demand for smart polymers is high in North America, owing to increase in research initiatives for the implementation and commercialization of smart polymers. United States has the largest share in the global healthcare market and rapid growth of the medical industry in the nation is expected to augment the demand for smart polymers. Furthermore, rise in adoption of smart polymers in diverse applications such as drug delivery, food & drug packaging, tissue engineering, and robotics are the major factors that boost the market growth in the forecast period.

Notable Developments

May 2017: Lubrizol introduced a new smart polymer series named Carbopol, which included three polymers for the personal care industry at New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists (NYSCC)

Major Players: Akzo Nobel, Lubrizol, Spintech, Autonomic Materials, BASF SE, Advanced Ploymer Materials, and Huntsman amongst others.

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