摘要:
An IR-sensitive composition comprising, in addition to a polymeric binder, a free radical polymerizable system consisting of at least one member selected from unsaturated free radical polymerizable monomers, oligomers which are free radical polymerizable, and polymers containing C=C bonds in the back bone and/or in the side chain groups and an initiator system, wherein the initiator system comprises the following components: (a) at leat one material capable of absorbing IR radiation, (b) at least one compound capable of producing radicals and (c) at least one hereto-substituted arylacetic acid co-initiator compound indicated by the following general structures: where X is either nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, Ar is any substituted or unsubstituted aryl ring and R is any substituent.
摘要:
A method for directly imaging a lithographic printing surface using infrared radiation without the requirement of pre- or post-UV-light exposure, or heat treatment employs a printing plate which contains a support with a hydrophilic surface overcoated with an imaging layer. The imaging layer contains at least one polymer having bonded pendent groups which are hydroxy, carboxylic acid, tert-butyl-oxycarbonyl, sulfonamide, amide, nitrile, urea, or combinations thereof; as well as an infrared absorbing compound. The imaging layer may contain a second polymer which has bonded pendent groups which are 1,2-naphthoquinone diazide, hydroxy, carboxylic acid, sulfonamide, hydroxymethyl amide, alkoxymethyl amide, nitrile, maleimide, urea, or combinations thereof. The imaging layer may also contain a visible absorption dye, a solubility inhibiting agent, or both. In practice, the imaging layer is imagewise exposed to infrared radiation to produce exposed image areas in the imaged layer which have transient solubility in aqueous alkaline developing solution so that solubility is gradually lost over a period of time until the imaged areas become as insoluble as non-imaged areas. Within a short time period of the imaging exposure, the imaged layer is developed with an aqueous alkaline developing solution to form the lithographic printing surface. In this method, the infrared radiation preferably is laser radiation which is digitally controlled.
摘要:
Water soluble oxygen-impermeable coatings possessing high photosensitivity, good resolution, good ink receptivity after development, long shelf live and good adhesion. The amine- and hydroxy-functional vinyl coatings are to be used in the production of lithographic printing plates.
摘要:
The invention relates to water-soluble layers which in addition to polyvinyl alcohol comprise poly(1-vinylimidazole) or a copolymer of 1-vinylimidazole and at least one further monomer as a further component. These layers can be used as an overcoat on the light-sensitive layer of printing plates.
摘要:
Water soluble oxygen-impermeable coatings possessing high photosensitivity, good resolution, good ink receptivity after development, long shelf live and good adhesion. The amine- and hydroxy-functional vinyl coatings are to be used in the production of lithographic printing plates.
摘要:
A thermal lithographic printing plate, which can be imaged by thermal energy typically by imagewise exposure with an infrared emitting laser, a thermal printing head, etc., is made up of a hydrophilic substrate, and a composite layer structure composed of two layer coatings. Preferably, the first layer of the composite is composed of an aqueous developable polymer mixture containing a photothermal conversion material which is contiguous to the hydrophilic substrate. The second layer of the composite is composed of one or more non-aqueous soluble polymers which are soluble or dispersible in a solvent which does not dissolve the first layer. The plate is exposed with an infrared laser or a thermal print head, and upon aqueous development of the imaged plate, the exposed portions are removed exposing hydrophilic substrate surfaces receptive to conventional aqueous fountain solutions. The unexposed portions contain the ink-receptive image areas. The second layer may also contain a photothermal conversion material. Alternatively, the composite layer may be free of photothermal conversion material when thermal imaging is carried out using a thermal printing head.
摘要:
An IR-sensitive composition comprising, in addition to a polymeric binder, a free radical polymerizable system consisting of at least one member selected from unsaturated free radical polymerizable monomers, oligomers which are free radical polymerizable, and polymers containing C=C bonds in the back bone and/or in the side chain groups and an initiator system, wherein the initiator system comprises the following components: (a) at leat one material capable of absorbing IR radiation, (b) at least one compound capable of producing radicals and (c) at least one hereto-substituted arylacetic acid co-initiator compound indicated by the following general structures: where X is either nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, Ar is any substituted or unsubstituted aryl ring and R is any substituent.
摘要:
The present invention relates to IR-sensitive compositions suitable for the manufacture of printing plates developable on-press. The IR-sensitive compositions comprise:(a) a first polymeric binder which does not comprise acidic groups having a pKa value less than or equal to 8;(b) a second polymeric binder comprising polyether groups(c) an initiator system comprising(i) at least one compound capable of absorbing IR radiation selected from triarylamine dyes, thiazolium dyes, indolium dyes, oxazolium dyes, cyanine dyes, polyanifne dyes, polypyrrole dyes, polythiophene dyes and phthalocyanine pigments;(ii) at least one compound capable of producing radicals selected from polyhaloalkyl-substituted compounds; and(iii) at least one polycarboxylic acid represented by the following formula IR4-(CR5R6)r - Y - CH2COOH (I) wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of O, S and NR7,each of R4, R5 and R6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, -COOH and NR8CH2COOH,R7 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, -CH2CH2OH, and C1-C5 alkyl substituted with -COOH,R8 is selected from the group consisting of -CH2COOH, -CH2OH and -(CH2)2N(CH2COOH)2 and r is 0, l, 2 or 3, with the proviso that at least one of R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 comprises a -COOH group or salts thereof, and(d) a free radical polymerizable system comprising at least one member selected from unsaturated free radical polymerizable monomers, oligomers which are free radical polymerizable and polymers containing C=C bonds in the back bone and/or in the side chain groups,wherein the following inequality is met:oxi
摘要:
A thermal lithographic printing plate, which can be imaged by thermal energy typically by imagewise exposure with an infrared emitting laser, a thermal printing head, etc., is made up of a hydrophilic substrate, and a composite layer structure composed of two layer coatings. Preferably, the first layer of the composite is composed of an aqueous developable polymer mixture containing a photothermal conversion material which is contiguous to the hydrophilic substrate. The second layer of the composite is composed of one or more non-aqueous soluble polymers which are soluble or dispersible in a solvent which does not dissolve the first layer. The plate is exposed with an infrared laser or a thermal print head, and upon aqueous development of the imaged plate, the exposed portions are removed exposing hydrophilic substrate surfaces receptive to conventional aqueous fountain solutions. The unexposed portions contain the ink-receptive image areas. Alternatively, the composite layer may be free of photothermal conversion material when thermal imaging is carried out using a thermal printing head.
摘要:
The present invention relates to IR-sensitive compositions suitable for the manufacture of printing plates developable on-press. The IR-sensitive compositions comprise:(a) a first polymeric binder which does not comprise acidic groups having a pKa value less than or equal to 8;(b) a second polymeric binder comprising polyether groups(c) an initiator system comprising(i) at least one compound capable of absorbing IR radiation selected from triarylamine dyes, thiazolium dyes, indolium dyes, oxazolium dyes, cyanine dyes, polyanifne dyes, polypyrrole dyes, polythiophene dyes and phthalocyanine pigments;(ii) at least one compound capable of producing radicals selected from polyhaloalkyl-substituted compounds; and(iii) at least one polycarboxylic acid represented by the following formula IR4-(CR5R6)r - Y - CH2COOH (I) wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of O, S and NR7,each of R4, R5 and R6 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, -COOH and NR8CH2COOH,R7 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, -CH2CH2OH, and C1-C5 alkyl substituted with -COOH,R8 is selected from the group consisting of -CH2COOH, -CH2OH and -(CH2)2N(CH2COOH)2 and r is 0, l, 2 or 3, with the proviso that at least one of R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 comprises a -COOH group or salts thereof, and(d) a free radical polymerizable system comprising at least one member selected from unsaturated free radical polymerizable monomers, oligomers which are free radical polymerizable and polymers containing C=C bonds in the back bone and/or in the side chain groups,wherein the following inequality is met:oxi