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Rutile is a mineral mainly used as a source of titanium. Rutile occurs as transparent or opaque crystals and is available in various colors including black, yellow, golden or reddish brown depending on the source. Rutile has tetragonal crystal structure with two four sided prisms. Rutile is commonly found as an inclusion with other minerals such as quartz and is present as needle or parallel fibers in the minerals. Rutile is also found as an inclusion of several gem stones including star sapphire and is responsible for the asterism effect of gem stones.

Transparency Market Research has released a new market report titled Building Applied Photovoltaics (BAPV) Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2013 - 2020, which defines and segments the global BAPV market with analysis and forecast of the global volume in terms of annual installations (MW) and revenues (USD Million). This report observes that the annual installations of BAPV were 313.4 MW in 2013. This is expected to reach 716.7 MW by 2020at a CAGR of 12.6% from 2014 to 2020.

Presence of thick, crusty or scaly patches on the skin surface indicating premalignant condition is referred as actinic keratosis. People who are commonly exposed to sun light are at higher risk of actinic keratosis. Thus, actinic keratosis is commonly found in people who have fair skin. Thus, prevalence of actinic keratosis is higher in western countries than in Asian countries. Commonly, progression of actinic keratosis leads to squamous cell carcinoma. Squamous cell carcinoma is a type of cancer with lesser risk to life if treated early. Thus, early treatment of actinic keratosis is recommended to avoid progression of actinic keratosis into squamous carcinoma. Risk associated with untreated actinic keratosis is 20% higher than treated actinic keratosis.

Peripheral intervention surgeries are part of the minimal invasive surgeries done to remove plaques, etc, thereby addressing the root cause of peripheral artery disease. Peripheral intervention surgeries restore the flow of blood to the other part of the arteries where the blood clot prevented the flow of oxygenated blood. These procedures require the use of a catheter, (which is a thin microfiber made of metal composites and polymers), these catheters are inserted through a thin cut in an artery, usually in an arm, leg or shoulder. These are then directed to the site of blockage/lesion/damage with the assistance of an x-ray angiogram, etc. The catheter is then used to remove the blockage by either creating a tunnel via a balloon or introducing a stent made of Nitinol or other high grade metal composites. If a balloon is used then it us removed after deflating, if a stent is used then it remains in the artery providing support to the arterial wall. Nowadays stents are used mainly for any coronary artery disease as these require support on a priority basis, any other peripheral artery may use balloon for clot removal. In atherectomy, surgeons use a catheter with small blades to cut and remove blockages, laser may be used to cauterize the wounded artery, or to burn the plaque into tiny pieces.

Polyethylene napthalate also abbreviated as PEN is a type of polyester exhibiting excellent barrier properties. Polyethylene napthalate is chemically similar to polyethylene terepthalate (PET), however it's more temperature resistant and acts as a better barrier compared to PET. Polyethylene napthalate films exhibit several desirable characteristics such as excellent dielectric strength, superior hydrolysis resistance, excellent dimensional stability, good thermal conductivity, high mechanical strength and low thermal shrinkage. Commercial market for polyethylene napthalate is still in a nascent stage and the full potential of the product is yet to be realized. However polyethylene napthalate has found acceptance in several applications such as textiles, industrial fibers, foamed articles, containers for beverages, films and other thermoformed applications. Polyethylene napthalate is generally available in the market in the form of laminates, granules, rods and films.

Manual resuscitators which are also known as bag valve mask, is a device used by individuals and healthcare professionals to inflate oxygen into lungs of an unconscious patients not able to breathe or during a respiratory failure occurring out of certain medical conditions. The device will help the person to remain oxygenated with the help of positive pressure. Manual resuscitators are hand-held portable device comprising a mask, a valve and a large ventilation bag used in the hospitals for temporary ventilation of patients. The mask is placed over a patient's face to prevent the escape of air, the valve checks the rate of flow of air into the lungs and the bag features a bulb which is squeezed to ventilate the patient. Manual resuscitators are mostly disposable but there are devices which are cleaned regularly and re-used. They are also named as AMBU bags, i.e., Artificial Manual Breathing Unit. The manual resuscitators market can be segmented into two major segments, which are as follows:

Medical imaging refers to the visualization of the body parts, organs, tissues or cells for clinical diagnosis, disease monitoring and treatment. The imaging techniques used in medical devices include variety of modern equipments in the field of optical imaging, nuclear imaging, radiology and other image-guided intervention. The radiological method renders anatomical and physiological of the human body at a very high spatial and temporal resolution. The radiology discipline covers methods such as ultrasound, CT scan, X-ray, MRI and other similar devices. Whereas, the optical imaging techniques include devices such as optical coherence tomography (OCT), which helps in revealing abnormalities at cellular level with the help of optical tracers for specific tumor cells.

Superconducting magnets are magnets made from superconducting wire coils. Superconducting magnets provide promising and attractive analytic and economic advantages over electromagnets. Due to their superconductivity, the superconducting magnets can carry large amounts of magnetic currents without major energy losses. Superconducting magnets allow users to produce extremely high magnetic fields without kilowatts or megawatts of power supplies which are needed for electromagnets. Superconducting magnets also provide higher magnetic fields and lower operating costs as compared to electromagnets and permanent magnets. Superconducting magnets find applications in medical devices & equipment, mass spectrometers, particle accelerators, separation process and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) equipment among others. In addition, superconducting magnets are also preferred over normal magnets in magnetic levitation where only the magnetic field supports the suspended objects.

Owing to rapid pace of technological developments and sophistication in the medical equipment industry results in availability of expensive medical devices especially the imaging devices. The overall healthcare industry is influenced by several factors such as increased life expectancy, consistent rise in geriatric population, escalating national healthcare spending and increased incidence of chronic disorders across the globe. Also, it is witnessing the widened horizons of private healthcare sector as against public healthcare sector. All these factors collectively results in increased need and demand for efficient medical equipment to facilitate effective diagnosis and treatments. Furthermore, due to these factors, the private and public healthcare organizations or healthcare service providers are under a constant pressure to match the pace of medical technologies and offer optimum treatment and care despite of budget constraints.