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Electronic Skin Patches 2020-2030

The most comprehensive assessment on the commercialization of flexible, wearable, smart skin patches


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This report characterizes the markets, technologies and players in electronic skin patches. With coverage across 28 application areas and over 120 companies, historic market data from 2010-2019 and market forecasts from 2020 to 2030, it is the most comprehensive study compiled for this emerging product area. It reveals significant opportunity, with nearly $10bn in revenue made from electronic skin patches in 2019, and a forecast for this to grow to nearly $40bn by 2030.
 
Skin patches are wearable products attached to the skin. The electronic element involves the integration of electronic functionality such as sensors, actuators, processors and communication, allowing the devices to become connected and "smart". In many ways, skin patches act as the ultimate wearable electronic devices, augmenting the wearer with minimal encumbrance and maximum comfort. As such, interest in electronic skin patches soared as a by-product of the significant hype and market growth around "wearables" starting in 2014.
 
However, several product types within the sector transcend this hype. Several skin patch product areas, particularly in diabetes management and cardiovascular monitoring, have superseded incumbent options in established markets to create billions of dollars of new revenue each year for the companies at the forefront of this wave. However, success is not ubiquitous; each market discussed within this report sits within a unique ecosystem, with different players, drivers, limitations and history to build on.
 
As such, the report looks at each of the application areas for electronic skin patches in turn, discussing the relevant technology, product types, competitive landscape, industry players, pricing, historic revenue, and market forecasts. The areas covered include diabetes management, cardiac devices, medical patient monitoring (both inpatient and outpatient), motion sensing, temperature sensing, drug and cosmetic delivery patches, smart bandages for wound care and more. For the established markets within the sector, the report contains historic revenue data by company back to 2010. The report also contains detailed market forecasting over 10 years for each of the key application areas.
 
 
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The product category of "electronic skin patches" conceals a significant amount of diversity. Whilst many people may imagine skin patches to be thin, highly conformable devices that sit close to the skin, the reality is that many of the most successful products today are still relatively bulky devices. As such, the report also contains a discussion of technology areas relevant to the future development of smart patches, particularly around areas such as flexible, stretchable and conformal electronic components. Development of these technologies will not only enable more products to be deployed as skin patches, but will also improve the form factor of electronic skin patches that already exist.
 
The research behind the report has been compiled over several years by IDTechEx analysts. It follows existing coverage of areas such as wearable technology, flexible electronics, stretchable and conformal electronics, electronic textiles, advanced wound care, bioelectronics and more. The methodology involved a mixture of primary and secondary research, with a key focus on speaking to executives and scientists from companies developing commercial electronic skin patches. As such, the report compiles case studies of over 120 companies and projects, each updated over time and compared within their appropriate product ecosystems.
 
 
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IDTechEx is afforded a particularly unique position in covering this topic. The experienced analyst team builds on decades of experience covering emerging technology markets, and particularly areas such as flexible electronics which are central to electronic skin patches. This has been historically supported by IDTechEx's parallel activities in organising the leading industry conferences and exhibitions covering flexible and wearable electronics, as well as smaller events covering specific innovation trends such as for healthcare sensors or related areas. IDTechEx has the unique ability to curate a network in these topic areas, facilitating the reporting in this report.
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Table of Contents
1.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1.Executive introduction: Electronic skin patches
1.2.Application overview
1.3.Applications, market sizes and outlook
1.4.CGM leads the way
1.5.Insulin pumps and patch pumps
1.6.Diabetes management: full historic data and forecast
1.7.Monitoring the heart via skin patches
1.8.Players and product types in cardiac monitoring
1.9.Cardiac monitoring skin patches: Historic data: 2010-2019
1.10.Cardiac monitoring skin patches: Market forecasts
1.11.Skin patches patient monitoring: Historic data: 2010-2019
1.12.Skin patch patient monitoring: Market forecasts: 2020-2030
1.13.Skin patch temperature sensing: Use cases across 12 case studies
1.14.Key conclusions: Temperature sensing skin patches
1.15.Electrical stimulation product types
1.16.Skin patches in bioelectronic medicine
1.17.Electrical stimulation via skin patches: Market data (2010-2019)
1.18.Electrical stimulation via skin patches: Market forecast (2020-2030)
1.19.Introduction - Iontophoresis
1.20.Iontophoresis via skin patches: Market data (2010-2019)
1.21.Iontophoresis via skin patches: Market forecast (2020-2030)
1.22.Key conclusions: Iontophoresis
1.23.Examples of players from case studies
2.INTRODUCTION
2.1.1.The case for skin patches: Augmenting the human body
2.1.2.The case for skin patches: Improving device form factor
2.1.3.Definitions and exclusions
2.1.4.History of skin patches
2.1.5.Applications, market sizes and outlook
2.1.6.Reimbursement drives commercial business models
2.1.7.Patents: Total active patents by assignee
2.1.8.Patents over time
2.1.9.Patents: Active and strong patents by assignee
2.1.10.Context: Wearables hype
2.1.11.Glossary
2.2.Application overview
2.2.1.Skin patches competing with established products
2.2.2.New market creation around skin patches
2.2.3.Section contents
3.DIABETES MANAGEMENT VIA SKIN PATCHES
3.1.1.Background: Diabetes in numbers
3.1.2.Background: Diabetes on the rise
3.1.3.Background: The cost of diabetes
3.1.4.Diabetes management process
3.1.5.Diabetes management device roadmap: Summary
3.1.6.Diabetes management device roadmap: Sensors
3.1.7.The case for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)
3.1.8.Anatomy of a typical CGM device
3.1.9.Anatomy of a CGM sensor
3.1.10.CGM is deployed via skin patches
3.1.11.Non-invasive glucose monitoring?
3.1.12.Opinions against non-invasive glucose monitoring
3.2.Key players in continuous glucose monitoring (CGM)
3.2.1.CGM: Overview of key players
3.2.2.Abbott Laboratories
3.2.3.Abbott: FreeStyle Libre
3.2.4.Abbott: SMBG vs CGM comparison
3.2.5.Dexcom
3.2.6.Medtronic
3.2.7.Medtronic: Patents in CGM
3.2.8.Roche
3.2.9.Roche: Patents in CGM
3.2.10.Senseonics
3.3.Other players
3.3.1.Ascensia & POCTech
3.3.2.AgaMatrix & WaveForm Technologies
3.3.3.PKVitality
3.3.4.Sano
3.3.5.DiabeLoop
3.3.6.Verily / Google: Contact lenses
3.4.Insulin delivery
3.4.1.Diabetes management device roadmap: Insulin delivery
3.4.2.Insulin pumps: Introduction
3.4.3.Insulin pumps currently available
3.4.4.Insulin pump breakdown
3.4.5.Insulin patch pumps
3.4.6.Example: Progress from Medtronic
3.4.7.Outlook for insulin pumps
3.5.Linking insulin pumps and CGM: Towards an artificial pancreas
3.5.1.Today: Hybrid closed loop systems
3.5.2.Example: Progress from Medtronic
3.5.3.The objective: Closing the feedback loop
3.5.4.Examples and partnerships
3.6.Market data: Historic & forecasts
3.6.1.A shifting focus in diabetes management - Historic data: 2010-2019
3.6.2.Test strip business in decline
3.6.3.The growth of CGM accelerates
3.6.4.Diabetes management: full historic data and forecast
3.6.5.Full dataset with table: 2010-2019 (historic) & 2020-2030 (forecast)
4.CARDIOVASCULAR MONITORING SKIN PATCHES
4.1.1.Introduction - Cardiovascular monitoring via wearable devices
4.1.2.Introduction - Measuring biopotential
4.1.3.Technology overview - the circuitry for measuring biopotential
4.1.4.Introduction - Electrocardiography (ECG, or EKG)
4.1.5.Devices for cardiac monitoring
4.1.6.Cardiac monitoring device types - skin patches
4.1.7.Companies and product types
4.1.8.Technology overview - electrode properties
4.1.9.Disposable Ag/AgCl electrodes
4.1.10.Electrodes: Traditional approaches
4.1.11.Skin patches with disposable electrodes
4.1.12.Skin patches with integrated electrodes
4.1.13.Reimbursement codes for wearable cardiac monitors
4.1.14.2021: New reimbursement structure in place
4.2.Players
4.2.1.Summaries and interviews with 20 industry players
4.2.2.BioTelemetry, Inc.
4.2.3.BioTelemetry: Timeline
4.2.4.iRhythm
4.2.5.ScottCare
4.2.6.VivaLNK
4.2.7.Fukuda Denshi
4.2.8.Fujita Medical Instruments
4.2.9.Bittium
4.2.10.Byteflies & Quad Industries
4.2.11.Cardiomo
4.2.12.Vivomi
4.2.13.QT Medical
4.2.14.SWMedical
4.2.15.SWMedical - CardiNova
4.2.16.Seers Technology
4.2.17.Rooti
4.2.18.Preventice Solutions
4.2.19.Sigknow
4.2.20.Borsam
4.2.21.Cortrium
4.2.22.Qardio
4.2.23.Holst Center: Skin patches
4.2.24.Medtronic: SEEQ MCT (discontinued)
4.2.25.LumiraDx / FitLinxx: Ampstrip (discontinued)
4.3.Competition with other form factors
4.3.1.Other form factors for ambulatory cardiac monitoring
4.3.2.Wearable vs implantable monitoring
4.3.3.Example: Medtronic (SEEQ & LINQ)
4.3.4.Comparison: Chest straps
4.3.5.Comparison: Apparel
4.3.6.Comparison: Portable devices
4.3.7.Comparison: Smartwatch optical HRM
4.4.Market data and forecasts
4.4.1.Market overview and forecasts
4.4.2.Cardiac monitoring skin patches: Historic data: 2010-2019
4.4.3.Cardiac monitoring skin patches: Market forecasts
4.4.4.Comparison - 2019 & 2020 report forecasts
4.4.5.Full dataset with table: 2010-2019 (historic) & 2020-2030 (forecast)
4.4.6.Key conclusions: cardiac monitoring skin patches
5.GENERAL PATIENT MONITORING
5.1.1.Introduction
5.2.Wireless inpatient monitoring via skin patches
5.2.1.Inpatient monitoring: The case for removing the wires
5.2.2.Players and approaches
5.2.3.Sensium (Surgical Company Group)
5.2.4.VitalConect
5.2.5.Isansys Lifecare
5.2.6.Leaf Healthcare
5.3.Pregnancy monitoring with skin patches
5.3.1.GE Healthcare - Monica Novii
5.4.General outpatient monitoring with skin patches
5.4.1.Qualcomm Life
5.4.2.Qualcomm Life / Capsule Technologies
5.4.3.LifeSignals
5.4.4.Samsung
5.4.5.MC10
5.4.6.DevInnova / Scaleo Medical
5.4.7.Avanix
5.4.8.Avanix - business model and target milestones
5.5.Market forecasts
5.5.1.Skin patches patient monitoring: Historic data: 2010-2019
5.5.2.Skin patch patient monitoring: Market forecasts: 2020-2030
5.5.3.Conclusions & related areas
6.TEMPERATURE SENSING SKIN PATCHES
6.1.Introduction - Body Temperature
6.2.Temperature sensing technology options
6.3.Approaches and standards for medical temperature sensing
6.4.Skin patches for temperature sensing
6.5.Skin patch temperature sensing: Use cases across 12 case studies
6.6.VivaLNK
6.7.VivaLNK & Reckitt Benckiser
6.8.Blue Spark
6.9.Blue Spark & TempTraq®
6.10.Life Science Technology
6.11.Isansys Lifecare
6.12.Raiing Medical
6.13.Bonbouton
6.14.CSEM
6.15.Covestro
6.16.Chois Technology
6.17.Alternative options: Tympanic temperature sensing
6.18.Key conclusions: Temperature sensing skin patches
7.ELECTRICAL STIMULATION WITH SKIN PATCHES
7.1.1.Introduction: Types of electrical stimulation
7.1.2.Differentiation for electrical stimulation
7.1.3.Nomenclature in electrical stimulation
7.1.4.Electrical stimulation product types
7.1.5.Medical vs non-medical devices
7.1.6.Bioelectronic Medicine: Definition and background
7.1.7.Major Forms of Bioelectronic Medicine
7.1.8.The Evolution of Bioelectronic Medicine
7.1.9.Skin patches in bioelectronic medicine
7.2.TENS
7.2.1.TENS - Introduction
7.2.2.Innovative Health Solutions: NSS-2 Bridge
7.2.3.BeWellConnect: MyTens
7.2.4.NeuroMetrix: Quell
7.2.5.Theranica: Nerivio Migra
7.3.EMS / NMES / FES
7.3.1.EMS, NMES and FES
7.3.2.Applications of EMS / NMES
7.3.3.Example: Russian Stimulation
7.3.4.Example: Therapeutic settings and uses
7.3.5.Properties of the stimulation (as presented with a therapeutic focus)
7.3.6.First Kind Medical: geko
7.3.7.Example: HiDow
7.3.8.Hivox Biotek
7.4.Market data and forecasts
7.4.1.Electrical stimulation via skin patches: Market data (2010-2019)
7.4.2.Electrical stimulation via skin patches: Market forecast (2020-2030)
8.IONTOPHORESIS SKIN PATCHES: COSMETICS AND DRUG DELIVERY
8.1.1.Introduction - Iontophoresis
8.2.Cosmetics
8.2.1.Cosmetic skin patches
8.2.2.Estée Lauder
8.2.3.BioBliss™, Iontera, Patchology
8.2.4.Feeligreen (Feeligold)
8.3.Drug delivery
8.3.1.Iontophoresis for drug delivery
8.3.2.Drugs studied for iontophoretic delivery
8.3.3.Commercial activity with drug delivery patches
8.3.4.Feeligreen (Feelicare)
8.3.5.Seoul National University: Parkinson's medication via skin patches
8.4.Reverse iontophoresis
8.4.1.Example: GlucoWatch
8.4.2.Nemaura Medical: sugarBEAT
8.5.Market forecasts and conclusions
8.5.1.Iontophoresis via skin patches: Market data (2010-2019)
8.5.2.Iontophoresis via skin patches: Market forecast (2020-2030)
8.5.3.Key conclusions: Iontophoresis
9.SWEAT SENSING: SWEAT RATE AND BIOMARKERS
9.1.1.Introduction - Sweat sensing
9.1.2.Measuring sweat rate
9.1.3.Technology overview - measuring bioimpedance
9.1.4.Technology overview - Galvanic skin response (GSR)
9.1.5.Technology overview - humidity sensors for sweat
9.1.6.GE Global Research
9.2.Sensing biomarkers in sweat
9.2.1.Technology overview - chemical sensing in sweat
9.2.2.Sweat vs other sources of analytes
9.2.3.Analytes in sweat
9.2.4.Technology overview: Chemical sensing
9.2.5.Biolinq
9.2.6.Kenzen
9.2.7.Milo Sensors
9.2.8.Eccrine Systems
9.2.9.PARC / UCSD
9.2.10.Stanford and UC Berkeley
9.2.11.Xsensio
9.2.12.Epicore Biosystems
9.2.13.Key conclusions: Sweat sensing
10.WOUND MONITORING AND TREATMENT WITH SKIN PATCHES
10.1.Wound Monitoring
10.2.Wound Monitoring: KAUST
10.3.Wound Monitoring: Purdue University
10.4.Wound Monitoring: Tufts University
10.5.Wound Monitoring: Tyndall National Institute
10.6.Wound Monitoring: UC Berkeley
10.7.Wound Monitoring: UCSD
10.8.Wound Monitoring: VTT
10.9.Wound Treatment
11.MOTION SENSING WITH SKIN PATCHES
11.1.1.Introduction - Monitoring motion via skin patches
11.1.2.Different modes for sensing motion
11.2.Measuring motion with inertial measurement units
11.2.1.Introduction - Inertial measurement units
11.2.2.Measuring motion with IMUs: Examples
11.2.3.Value chain and examples of players
11.2.4.IMUs in skin patches
11.2.5.Measuring motion with conformal sensors
11.2.6.Introduction - alternatives for measuring motion
11.2.7.Technology overview - Resistive/piezoresistive sensing
11.2.8.Players and industry dynamic
11.2.9.Peratech
11.2.10.Quantum tunnelling composite: QTC®
11.2.11.QTC® vs. FSR™ vs. piezoresistor?
11.2.12.Bebop Sensors
11.2.13.Bainisha
11.2.14.Technology overview - Capacitive sensing
11.2.15.Parker Hannifin
11.2.16.Stretchsense
11.2.17.LEAP Technology
11.2.18.Technology overview - Piezoelectric sensing
11.3.Application examples
11.3.1.Applications for skin patch motion sensors
11.3.2.Case study - Concussion detection
11.3.3.X2 Biosystems
11.3.4.US Military head trauma patch / PARC
11.3.5.Key conclusions: Motion sensing
12.SKIN PATCHES AS A COMMUNICATION GATEWAY TO IMPLANTS
12.1.1.Communication with implants
12.2.Examples in bioelectronic medicine
12.2.1.Skin patches with bioelectronic medicine implants
12.2.2.NeuroRecovery Technologies
12.2.3.Stimwave: Freedom SCS
12.2.4.SPR Therapeutics: Sprint PNS
12.2.5.Bioness: StimRouter
12.3.Other examples
12.3.1.Proteus Digital Health
12.3.2.GraftWorx
13.OTHER APPLICATIONS OF SKIN PATCHES
13.1.Bladder volume sensing (wearable ultrasound)
13.1.1.Novioscan
13.1.2.Triple W - D Free
13.2.Other healthcare & medical applications
13.2.1.Acoustic respiration rate (Acurable, Masimo, etc.)
13.2.2.UV protection
13.2.3.MC10 & L'Oréal: Wisp
13.2.4.Lief Therapeutics: Stress Management
13.3.Others
13.3.1.EOG - eye tracking with skin patches
14.MARKET FORECASTS
14.1.1.Forecast details and assumptions
14.2.Diabetes management forecasts
14.2.1.A shifting focus in diabetes management - Historic data: 2010-2019
14.2.2.Test strip business in decline
14.2.3.The growth of CGM accelerates
14.2.4.Diabetes management: full historic data and forecast
14.2.5.Full dataset with table: 2010-2019 (historic) & 2020-2030 (forecast)
14.3.Cardiovascular monitoring forecasts
14.3.1.Market overview and forecasts
14.3.2.Cardiac monitoring skin patches: Historic data: 2010-2019
14.3.3.Cardiac monitoring skin patches: Market forecasts: 2020-2030
14.3.4.Comparison - 2019 & 2020 report forecasts
14.3.5.Full dataset with table: 2010-2019 (historic) & 2020-2030 (forecast)
14.4.Patient monitoring forecasts
14.4.1.Skin patches patient monitoring: Historic data: 2010-2019
14.4.2.Skin patch patient monitoring: Market forecasts: 2020-2030
14.5.Electrical stimulation forecasts
14.5.1.Electrical stimulation via skin patches: Market data (2010-2019)
14.5.2.Electrical stimulation via skin patches: Market forecast (2020-2030)
14.6.Temperature sensing forecasts
14.6.1.Key conclusions: Temperature sensing skin patches
14.7.Iontophoresis forecasts
14.7.1.Iontophoresis via skin patches: Market data (2010-2019)
14.7.2.Iontophoresis via skin patches: Market forecast (2020-2030)
14.8.Other skin patch forecasts
14.8.1.Other skin patches
15.LIST OF 121 ELECTRONIC SKIN PATCH PRODUCTS AND PLAYERS
15.1.List of company profiles and interviews
 

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