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The growing need to treat wastewater in order to make it usable for drinking and other purposes is propelling the growth of the ozone generation technologies market. Ozone technologies disinfect air/gas and wastewater (industrial and municipal), which can be further used for various purposes.

Point of care (POC) diagnostics comprises of diagnostic tests that are performed at the patient site. POC diagnostics provides fast results which in turn help in faster patient management. The present POC diagnostics market already sports a number of products with several new products in the development stage. The worldwide diagnostics market is experiencing an urgent need for inexpensive POC tests for the diagnosis of infectious diseases. Such tests are of significant help where the available laboratory capacity is limited.

Pre-clinical imaging is an efficient tool for the evaluation of the anatomical, functional, and physiological status of any organ at a cellular and molecular level. This technology plays an important role in the analysis of the properties and effects of any drug or therapy. It helps in understanding the pathophysiology and other characters of any disease. The global pre-clinical image market has experienced many developments in the past few years owing to macro-environmental factors such as technological innovation, government grants, and funding. Innovative technologies in pre-clinical imaging such as PET + MRI, PET + SPECT + CT, SPECT + MRI will be the major segments which will render the growth of this market owing to their advantages over conventional solitary techniques.

Indium tin oxide (ITO) is a solution of indium oxide and tin oxide which is found in a solid state. Typically, indium tin oxide has 90% of indium oxide and 10% of tin oxide by weight. When in thin layer it is colorless and transparent, while it forms a yellowish grey color when in bulk. Indium tin oxide is a member of transparent conducting oxide and is a widely used transparent conduction oxide owing to its excellent physical properties. Indium tin oxide accounted for approximately 97% of the overall market for transparent conducting oxides in 2011.

Commercial airport full body scanners are devices that enable the full body scanning of a person underneath his or her clothing. The commercial airport full body scanner is a very effective device for the detection of illegal substances carried by passengers. This market is segmented into two major categories on the basis of technology and geography. The market is segmented into the North American, Asia-Pacific, European and the rest of the world regions. The U.S. held the largest market share in 2011 and is expected to retain the position of a market leader during the forecasted period. Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing region of the market, owing to emerging economies like India and China.

Adding nutritional value to animal feeds, through the use of acids are referred to as feed acidifiers. Feed acidifiers are also used for antibiotic purposes. The animal feed trend is shifting towards the use of organic acids in animal feed, because of rising raw material costs causing a steep rise in the animal feed prices.

The global value of the acetaldehyde market in terms of production is estimated to reach 1.33 million tons towards the end of 2012. Asia Pacific is the global leader for the acetaldehyde market with China holding the world’s largest manufacturer’s tag. The Asia Pacific region is followed by the European and the North American regions. Acetaldehyde market growth is on a downward slope for the North American and the European regions, however, the Asia Pacific region is experiencing an indolent growth.

New molecules developed by Segetis, in Minnesota based on esters of levulinic acid made from using bio based hydroxyl compounds and corn cobs are known as levulinic ketals. These can be used to produce a series of products such as plasticizers, polyols for polyurethane foams and solvents. Segetis are constructing a new toll manufacturing plant for their new ketals chemistry in the Midwest and the construction of which was expected to be completed by the end of 2011. Products entering the market would start with solvents. While polyols is expected to be the last to enter in the market because of significant functional testing required. At present China is the supplier of the levulinic acid from the company but later it may use residue of wood as a feedstock.

An electrocardiograph is a non-invasive diagnostic device which is used in measuring the electrical activity of the heart. It is primarily used for the detection of cardiac problems in the patient. The global diagnostic electrocardiograph (DECG) market will undergo fair growth in the near future owing to factors such as the need for early detection of diseases, rise in incidence of lifestyle related diseases and increase in the standard of healthcare services. Due to improvements in the field of medical technology, errors in diagnosis of diseases have been considerably reduced.

Bioplastics are a type of plastic manufactured from biomass sources such as vegetable oils and certain starches and are also called biobased plastic or biodegradable plastic. They are commonly used for insulation, as a packaging material, and in crockery and food packaging. Since bioplastics are plant based products, the consumption of petroleum for the production of plastic is expected to decrease by 10-15 percent by 2018. The bioplastic industry has high potential for growth if the focus is not just the replacement of current plastic applications but innovation of newer properties and newer applications as well.