Chemical Sensors Market size is set to grow from USD 22.51 billion to USD 69.84 billion, registering a CAGR of around 9.1% during the forecast period, between 2025 and 2037. In the year 2025, the industry size of chemical sensors is evaluated at USD 24.15 billion.
The market growth is attributed to rapidly increasing use of chemical sensors in healthcare sector to promote the diagnosis application. For instance, chemical sensors for healthcare applications are gaining traction since they are able to provide consistent and real time physiological and chemical information, as well as non - invasive metrics of biochemical markers in human bio fluids such as tears, saliva, sweat, interstitial fluid, and human volatiles.
Chemical sensors are gadgets that convert data about the presence of chemical elements into an analytically useful signal. Chemical sensors are divided into two categories: physicochemical transducers and chemical recognition systems. Chemical sensors that operate mainly in real-time are physically small and are governed by the kinetics and thermodynamics of a chemical reaction. Chemical sensors are widely used in a variety of industries, including the automotive industry, healthcare, aerospace and others.
Additionally, chemical sensors are able to monitor increasing pollution level in the environment. Thus, growing adoption of technologically advanced devices in various sectors is fueling the market growth. For instance, the number of connected IoT devices surpassed 10.5 billion in 2021, and this number is expected to reach 41 billion by 2027.
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2024 |
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Forecast Year |
2025-2037 |
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CAGR |
9.1% |
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Base Year Market Size (2024) |
USD 22.51 billion |
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Forecast Year Market Size (2037) |
USD 69.84 billion |
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End-user (Industrial, Automotive, Medical, Defense & Military, Oil & Gas, Environmental Monitoring)
The medical segment in the chemical sensors market is projected to significantly grow during the forecast period, on the back of growing number of cancer, and diabetes patients, and dynamically increasing implementation of chemical sensors in a variety of medical devices, including wearables, cancer detection devices, pulse oximetry, blood sugar testing strips, and implanted devices for patients. For instance, microfluidic technology allows for fluid manipulation on a micron scale ranging from 1 to 1,000 m, equivalent to the size of a single cell.
The microfluidic platform has emerged as an effective tool for performing complicated, costly, time-consuming, and harder laboratory techniques on a microchip. Microfluidics technology, since of its micron-scale size, is able to perform complex operations rapidly and with a low reagent level. As a result of its high capacity, time-saving features, and precision, it is an extremely effective platform for cancer diagnosis. These devices are in higher demand than traditionally sized devices due to less energy and time waste and increased flexibility.
Our in-depth analysis of the global chemical sensors market includes the following segments:
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The market in North America industry is estimated to hold largest revenue share of 44% by 2037, backed by increasing production of vehicles, development of new and advanced products, significantly rising demand for accurate detection in medical sector, and surging research activities in the region. For instance, car production in the United States has reached approximately 1.90 million in July 2022.
Author Credits: Abhishek Verma
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