Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising: a support; and an image recording layer containing (A) an infrared absorbing agent, (B) a polymerization initiator, (C) a polymerizable compound and (D) a compound having a carboxylate group and being removable with at least one of a printing ink and a fountain solution.
Abstract:
A radical polymerizable composition comprising (A) an alkali-soluble resin containing a radical polymerizable group, (B) a radical polymerizable compound, and (C) a radical initiator, wherein reactivity of a polymerizable group of the polymerizable compound 4B) to a polymerizable group of the polymerizable compound (B) is larger than reactivity of a polymerizable group of the polymerizable compound (B) to a radical polymerizable group of the alkali-soluble resin (A), and a reactivity of a radical polymerizable group of the alkali-soluble resin (A) to a polymerizable group of the polymerizable compound (B) is larger than reactivity of a radical polymerizable group of the alkali-soluble resin (A) to a radical polymerizable group of the alkali-soluble resin (A).
Abstract:
A positive heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate comprising an anodically oxidized aluminum support having laminated thereon an undercoating layer containing a polymer having a constituent having an acid radical and a constituent having an onium group, an interlayer containing a water-insoluble and alkali-soluble resin, and a heat-sensitive layer containing a water-insoluble and alkali-soluble resin and an infrared-absorbing dye in this order from the support, and the solubility of the heat-sensitive layer in an alkali aqueous solution increases by heating.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a positive-type planographic printing plate precursor comprising: a hydrophilic substrate; an image recording layer including a novolak resin (A) and a light-to-heat conversion agent (B), disposed on the substrate, the image recording layer increasing in solubility in an aqueous alkali solution when exposed to light emitted from an infrared laser, wherein the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the novolak resin (A) is in a range of 500 to 10000 based on polystyrene, the molecular weight being found by a gel permeation chromatographic (GPC) method using monodispersion polystyrene as a standard, and the degree of dispersion (Mw/Mn) is 1.7 or less when the weight average molecular weight (Mw) is 500 to 3000, the degree of dispersion (Mw/Mn) is 2.0 or less when the weight average molecular weight (Mw) is 3000 to 4500, and the degree of dispersion (Mw/Mn) of the novolak resin (A) fulfills the following equation: (Mw/Mn)≦{(4·Mw−1500)/5500}, when the weight average molecular weight (Mw) is 4500 to 10000.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising: a support; an undercoat layer; and an image recording layer containing a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound and an infrared ray absorbing agent, the image recording layer being removable with at least one of a printing ink and a fountain solution, in this order, wherein the undercoat layer contains a compound having (a) an ethylenically unsaturated bond and (b) a functional group capable of adsorbing to a surface of the support.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a planographic printing plate precursor suitable for direct printing using infrared laser light, comprising, on a substrate, a photosensitive layer containing an infrared absorbing agent, a sulfonium salt polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound, and a binder polymer, wherein the central line average surface roughness (Ra) of the surface of the substrate on which the photosensitive layer is arranged is in the range of 0.35 to 0.55 nullm.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a processless printing plate precursor including a thermally sensitive layer applied onto a substrate. The thermally sensitive layer includes polycyanoacrylate particles having a major dimension between about 50 and about 500 nm, and a mean major dimension of no greater than about 350 nm. The printing plate precursor may be exposed to radiation and may then be developed nullon pressnull with a suitable fountain solution.
Abstract:
The infrared laser-compatible positive-type image recording materials according to the present invention include a support and a photo/thermosensitive layer formed on the support; and the photo/thermosensitive layer contains an alkali-soluble resin (A), a photothermal converting substance (B) and an ester compound (C) represented by the following General Formula (I), and increases solubility thereof to an alkaline developer as a result exposure to an infrared laser. In the following formula, R1 represents a hydrocarbon group having a pKa of R1OH in a range of 3 to 10; and R2 represents a hydrocarbon group or a substituted carbonyl group. The invention provides image recording materials compatible with high-output lasers that enable highly-sensitive direct plate making by using digital data from a computer or the like, and provide images excellent in development latitude, contrast, and resolution. 1
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising: an aluminum support; an interlayer; and a photosensitive layer in this order, wherein the aluminum support is surface-roughened and has an anodic oxide coating, the interlayer comprises a compound comprising a di- or more valent metal element, and the photosensitive layer comprises an infrared absorbent, a radical generator and a radical polymerizable compound.
Abstract:
A planographic printing plate precursor of the present invention includes a hydrophilic support, and a lower layer and an image recording layer disposed on the hydrophilic support in this order. The lower layer includes a water-insoluble and alkali-soluble resin, and wherein the image recording layer includes a novolak type phenolic resin containing phenol as a structural unit thereof and a light-to-heat conversion agent, and exhibits increased solubility in an alkaline aqueous solution when exposed to an infrared laser.