Transplant diagnostics are an integral step in organ transplant procedures. Transplant diagnostics are performed to study the organ donor and recipient compatibility, and these methods also play a critical role after transplantation procedure. Performing diagnosis methods at every stage of transplant procedure assist physicians and surgeons to safeguard patients by controlling the risk of organ failure or transplant rejection.
Paper diagnostics are devices made of paper and cellulosic materials to recognize and quantify biomolecules and chemicals affecting health. There has been a rapid increase in interest for paper-based diagnostic methods in recent years. This is because paper is cheap, widely available, easily engineered, biodegradable, combustible, biocompatible, sterilizable, hydrophilic, and easy to functionalize and process into diagnostic devices.
Over the past two decades the amount of imports and exports in essential oils increased extensively, from about just over US$ 600 million in 1990 to more than US$ 4.0 billion in 2010. Most of the trade in essential oils takes place in the European Union (EU), South America, the North American Free Trade Area (NAFTA), and East Asia with very little trade happening in Africa and in particular the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.
History of Indian spices dates back to the beginning of human civilization. Spices were inducements of romance, voyages, war and expeditions. Cardamom has been used since ancient times as medicine and in cooking. It has a fascinating long history dating back about 3,000 years B.C. during the Vedic period. Spices in those days were known to be symbol of luxury and royalty.
Bioengineered skin and soft tissue substitutes are generally derived from autologous or allogeneic human tissue, xenographic tissue, synthetic materials or a composite.These products being used and evaluated for treating a variety of conditions such as breast reconstruction, thermal injury treatment, plastic surgeries, lower extremity ulcers and others. Bioengineered and soft tissue substitutes can either be acellular or cellular.
The thyroid gland disorders treatment market is propelling due to the factors such as rise in the patient base suffering from thyroid disorders, rising geriatric population and consistent introduction of innovative and novel therapeutics by market players leading to the growth of the market. Asia Pacific is expected to be the fastest growing market in the thyroid gland disorder treatment market due large patient base leading to large consumption of generic drugs for the treatment of thyroid diseases, especially in the countries such as China, India and Japan.
Conventional wound healing turns out unproductive in healing acute wounds such as deep cuts, burn injuries, and chronic ulcers. Introduction of bioactive wound care products has efficiently provided solution to treat such critical wounds and injuries. Bioactive wound dressings control infection and hasten healing process, reduce the risk of leakage, alleviate pain and discomfort. Materials such as chitosan, alginates, keratin, hydrocolloids and collagen are often the key constituents of bioactive wound dressings.
Polybutene is a polymer which is derived from isobutylene. Polybutene is a colorless to pale yellow viscous liquid. It is has slight characteristic odor or is odorless and tasteless. It is also known as a liquid oligomer which has application as a plasticizer for various applications in the market.
The global cosmetic contact lenses market is witnessing a significant upswing in light of the growing demand for altering aesthetic appearance. The use of cosmetic contact lenses is surging in the entertainment sector, and perpetual innovation in the nature of products and comfort in usage are the key factors contributing to the demand for cosmetic contact lenses. Rapid development in standard of living and swift development of aesthetics market in middle-income countries will further fuel the market growth. The East Asian countries such as Japan, China, South Korea, and Singapore are the key countries with highest contribution in the global market.
During the last decade global availability of pepper has increased substantially. There are three types of pepper, black, white and green. The two main types of pepper sold are black and white. Black peppercorns are dried ripe berries of the Piper nigrum plant and white peppercorns that are dehusked berries. Green pepper are preserved in brine or vinegar and sometimes sold as a delicacy.
