
In the market, imaging chemicals are available in the form of various products namely imaging agents & toners, printing inks, image developers, anti-fogging agents, and others. Among these product types, the imaging agents & toners segment is expected to grow significantly due to the high investments in R&D, new product development, and their rising use in medical diagnosis. Some of the imaging agents widely used are tetraxetan & its derivatives for MRI, contrast agents containing iodine for X-ray, fluorescent imaging agents for funduscopy/ ophthalmoscopy, and others. Printing inks remain the second largest contributor owing to the growth of the printing & packaging and textile printing applications. Printing inks are used as binders, carriers, additives, and pigments in these applications, which is likely to propel the market growth. The anti-fogging agents are used in both film and paper developing to prevent fogging or blurring of the image by enhancing the image contrast boundaries, preventing bleed of silver halide crystals during exposure and development.