The sterile hyaluronic acid (sterile grade sodium hyaluronate) industry is still in its infancy, with its largest demand in the medical field.

Hyaluronic acid, also known as hyaluronic acid, refers to the disaccharide unit glycosaminoglycan composed of D-glucuronic acid and N-acetylglucosamine. The molecular formula is (C14H21NO11)n. Sterile hyaluronic acid, also known as sterile-grade sodium hyaluronate, refers to hyaluronic acid made by aseptic technology. It has the advantages of moisturizing, promoting wound healing, and good sterility. It is widely used in pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical equipment, beauty, It is widely used in many fields such as food processing.

Sterile hyaluronic acid is made by sterilization process, including terminal sterilization process and non-terminal sterilization process. The non-terminal sterilization process refers to using the CIP cleaning system to first clean the raw materials, and then go through filtration, precipitation, dehydration, drying and other processes to obtain sterile hyaluronic acid. This process needs to be carried out in a completely closed environment in all production links. Sterilization operation has the advantages of good finished product quality and no human interference. It is the mainstream sterilization process used in the production of sterile hyaluronic acid.

Sterile hyaluronic acid has excellent properties and is widely used in many fields such as pharmaceutical manufacturing, medical devices, skin care, and food processing. In the field of pharmaceutical manufacturing, sterile hyaluronic acid injection can be used to treat orthopedic diseases and is expected to replace non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the future; in the field of medical devices, sterile hyaluronic acid is biodegradable and biocompatible , can be used to produce surgical pads for eye surgery, orthopedic surgery and gynecological surgery; in the field of skin care, sterile hyaluronic acid has moisturizing, anti-wrinkle and other effects and can be used to produce moisturizing creams.

According to the “2023-2028 China Sterile Hyaluronic Acid (Sterile Grade Sodium Hyaluronate) Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center ” shows that benefiting from the increasingly strong downstream demand, the development of the sterile hyaluronic acid industry is accelerating. In recent years, the pharmaceutical manufacturing and medical device fields have gradually become the main demand side for sterile hyaluronic acid. In 2022, my country’s medical sterile hyaluronic acid market will grow by 12.6% year-on-year. In the future, with in-depth research and technological advancement, the application scope of sterile hyaluronic acid in my country will be further expanded, and its market size will also grow along with it.

The production of sterile hyaluronic acid is difficult. Our industry is still in its infancy, and the number of companies with production capabilities is relatively small. Huaxi Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and Shandong Zhongshan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. are the dominant sterile hyaluronic acid companies in my country. Zhongshan Biotechnology is the first company in my country with the production capacity of sterile hyaluronic acid. It has specialized production equipment and its product quality has reached the world’s leading level.

          Industry analysts said that sterile hyaluronic acid, as a high-performance hyaluronic acid, has broad application prospects in many fields. Benefiting from the accelerated development of downstream industries, my country’s sterile hyaluronic acid market space continues to expand. In the future, as local companies improve their independent research and development capabilities, my country’s sterile hyaluronic acid production capacity and output will further increase.