Historically, there have been instances of men and women using hair wigs and extensions for several purposes including trying out different hairstyles, using colored hair to change their appearance, and covering bald patches of the head. Currently, hair loss is a serious health issue. Hectic lifestyles and improper consumption of essential nutrients have adverse effects on the human body. From invisible effects such as general weakness, reduced stamina, sleep problems, and hectic lifestyles can cause several hair problems. Alopecia, receding hairline, and pattern baldness are more common in men while hair thinning is more common among women.

The prevalence of various infectious diseases has significantly increased in the GCC region, over the past decade. The threat from these diseases to public health has increased significantly, which has resulted in the growing adoption of new diagnostic techniques, including point-of-care testing. In the GCC countries, there has been an increase in the demand for IVD devices, on account of the ageing population, escalating prevalence of lifestyle diseases, and growth in the healthcare sector of the region. Additionally, the market is also impacted by the establishment of standalone centers, independent diagnostics chains, and academic institutes. GCC growth is also seen as a result of higher investments in healthcare, from both the government and private sectors, and increasing incidences of lifestyle diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and several others. The market is further driven by the technological advancements in devices for early and precise detection of diseases. In few countries, such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain, policies allowing HIV self- testing are currently under development, which, once established, are expected to have a positive impact on the usage and adoption of HIV rapid test devices.

The pre-requisite to make healthcare more patient-centered is gaining significance and is based on the evidence that healthcare services should be organized more around the patient rather than the provider. In the era of early diagnosis, disease prevention, and increased focus on controlling HAIs in healthcare facilities, the usage of diagnostic tests to diagnose various HAIs is considered as an important step to initiate various control and preventive measures and thereby minimize the occurrence of HAIs globally. The increasing prevalence of healthcare-associated infections as well as the growing elderly population that is immunocompromised and susceptible to HAIs are expected to be the major drivers for the growth of healthcare-associated infectious disease diagnostics market during the forecast period. Furthermore, the increasing uptake of antibiotics, changing lifestyles, and increasing laboratory automation in HAI diagnostics is expected to boost market growth during the forecast period. At the same time, favorable government initiatives on preventive care are also driving the market in recent years.

Owing to its properties, such as high bonding capacity, low acidity, low thermal expansion coefficient, high chemical resistance, low wettability by molten metal, and good recyclability, zirconium is extremely suitable for use in foundry and refractories. These properties make zirconium suitable for use as a molding base material for sand casting and investment casting, in addition to its use as mold coating in die-casting and in refractory paints and washes to reduce the wettability of other foundry sands. It is mostly used in the form of sand and flour. Additionally, it is used in a wide range of refractory operations including refractory mortar, firebricks, or refractory linings for glass and metal furnaces, as well as fibers, nozzles, slide gates, valves, and grouts.

Virtual Private Network (VPN) extends the corporate network, over encrypted connections made through the public internet. Since, the traffic is encrypted between the network and the device, traffic remains private as it travels. The emergence of trends, such as BYOD, has been a critical factor in the growth of the VPN market. For instance, Cisco in a survey, reported that 69% of the IT decision-makers favored BYOD as an optimistic addition to workplace policy as it translates into saving workers time. In the US IT sector, it was estimated that in the past three years (2016-2018), BYOD adoption witnessed an increase of 44.42%.

Superabsorbent polymers are used as an absorbent, as they can absorb up to 300 times of their weight in aqueous fluids. Owing to characteristics, such as protecting the skin against drying, irritation, and infections, the largest use of superabsorbent polymers is in personal hygiene products, which include feminine hygiene products, diapers, and adult incontinence products. The governments in different countries are continuously collaborating with various NGOs, media center, and various companies, to educate people about personal hygiene management. The motive behind these initiatives is to keep the environment cleaner and safer and to avoid the spread of various diseases. According to the World Health Organization, every year, around 15 million babies are born in the world and this number is increasing. With the rising infant born rate and increasing awareness toward hygiene of a baby, the demand for superabsorbent polymers is increasing.

Cold chain is a temperature-controlled supply chain with uninterrupted storage and distribution activities. Cold chains maintain a given temperature range. The cold chain market operations that are meant to ensure and extend the shelf life of fresh agricultural produce, seafood, frozen food, photographic film, chemicals, and pharmaceutical drugs are expected to rapidly increase. This rapid increase is due to the growing demand from the consumers resulting from the changing lifestyles and growing advanced technologies.  For instance, the global demand for frozen food has continued to increase, driven by the convenience for consumers. The meat segment has accounted for the largest share of the frozen food market, followed by frozen fruits, vegetables, etc.  With the increasing demand for frozen food products and the presence of highly competitive market with low margins, most of the food processors, distributors, and retailers are shifting from the manually operated obsolete facilities to the high bay deep-freeze warehouses where refrigerants are widely employed.  Moreover, the expansion of food retail chains by the multinational companies and the growth in international trade (due to trade liberalization) have led to an increase in the demand for the cold chain processes, which in turn, increase the demand for refrigerants worldwide.

Eye injuries in the workplace are very common. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) reports that every day about 2,000 US workers sustain job-related eye injuries that require medical treatment. However, safety experts and eye doctors believe the right eye protection can reduce the severity, or even prevent 90%, of these eye injuries. Countries with advanced safety, like the United States, Canada, and much of the European Union, have a respected and sophisticated system of regulations and execution that is designed to add pressure on companies to provide safe workplaces. Developing countries do this only as required, but they have started to create legislation for safe workplaces, better worker housing, environmental protection, etc.

Drug-delivery devices contribute significantly to the medical device market. From infusion catheter delivery systems to more complex connected products that have been making their way on to the market in the recent years, the market is expanding continuously. Manufacturers of drug-delivery devices are developing complex new products utilizing high-performance materials to meet the specified design criteria that include physical and mechanical attributes, functionality, reliability, aesthetics and ergonomics, compliance with applicable regulatory standards, and meeting cost objectives.  Drug-delivery devices are becoming increasingly complex. Functional components within these products are integral to ensuring that a device works in a consistent and reliable manner (whether on day one or after a two-year shelf life). By catering to these demands, polyoxymethylene (POM) has become critical to commercial success of the drug-delivery devices.

The pediatric vaccines market has attained maturity, in terms of some of the disease segments (like polio), while in terms of some disease segments, it is yet to gain maturity. Despite these differences in each segment, the market is continuously growing, owing to the exponential growth that is varying, in terms of the demand for vaccination for different diseases over time. The major factors responsible for the growth of the market are the rising burden of chronic diseases, along with the importance and awareness of immunization, technological advancements in vaccines, and increase in the government and non-government funding in R&D. According to the data published by the World Health Organization (WHO), there are more than 120 new products in the development pipeline and 60 among these are of importance for the developing countries. Furthermore, the newer and more expensive vaccines are being introduced the market faster than ever before.