Abstract:
A method of producing a lithographic printing plate comprising a step of providing on a support a layer has a hydrophobic surface and comprises an oxidizable material and a reducible material, a step of irradiating imagewise with active rays in the presence of a photocatalytic metal compound, wherein the oxidizable material in the irradiated area is decomposed imagewise to convert the layer surface in the irradiated area surface into hydrophilic property and form an imagewise distribution of hydrophilic areas and hydrophobic areas: and a lithographic printing plate precursor used in the aforesaid method. In accordance with this method, no development-processing is required for plate-making, the plate-making operations can be carried out as the plate precursor is mounted on a printing press, and the lithographic printing plate made can have an excellent press life and hardly generates staining.
Abstract:
A silver halide light-sensitive material comprises a support, a hardening layer and a light-sensitive layer. The hardening layer contains an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound and a hydrophobic polymer. The light-sensitive layer contains silver halide and a water-soluble polymer. The water-soluble polymer forms a water-soluble phase. The silver halide is dispersed in the water-soluble phase. The hardening layer or the light-sensitive layer contains a reducing agent. The light-sensitive layer further contains a water-insoluble polymer. The water-soluble polymer has a glass transition temperature of not higher than 0.degree. C. The water-insoluble polymer forms a water-insoluble phase. The water-insoluble phase is separated from the water-soluble phase.
Abstract:
A silver halide light-sensitive material comprises a support, a hardening layer and a light-sensitive layer. The hardening layer contains an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound and a hydrophobic polymer having an acidic group. The light-sensitive layer contains silver halide and a hydrophilic polymer. The hardening layer or the light-sensitive layer contains a reducing agent. An adhesive layer or a light-sensitive layer contains a water-soluble synthetic polymer. The adhesive layer is provided between the hardening layer and the light-sensitive layer. The water-soluble synthetic polymer comprises a repeating unit represented by the formula (I) in an amount of at least 10 mol %: ##STR1## in which each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently is hydrogen, an aliphatic group or an aromatic group.
Abstract:
A novel electrophotographic photoreceptor is provided comprising on an electrically conductive support a layer containing a charge-transporting compound and a charge-generating compound or a charge-transporting compound-containing layer and a charge-generating compound-containing layer, characterized in that as said electric charge-generating compound there is contained an azo compound containing an organic residue represented by general formula (1): ##STR1## wherein Ar.sup.2 represents a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon or aromatic heterocyclic group; Ar.sup.3 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group or aromatic heterocyclic group; and Q represents a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, alkyl group, trifluoromethyl group, nitro group, cyano group or alkoxy group. In a preferred embodiment, the azo compound is represented by the general formula (2): ##STR2## wherein Ar.sup.1 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group or aromatic heterocyclic group which may be connected thereto via a connecting group; Ar.sup.2 and Ar.sup.3 are as defined in the general formula (1); and n represents an integer 1 to 4.
Abstract:
An electrophotographic photoreceptor comprising: (1) an electrophotographic photosensitive layer which comprises a charge carrier transporting compound and a charge carrier generating compound, or (2) an electrophotographic photosensitive layer which comprises a charge carrier transporting compound layer and a charge carrier generating compound layer, on an electrically conductive support, wherein said charge carrier generating compound is a bis-azo compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein, Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2, Ar.sup.5 and Ar.sup.6 represent aryl groups, Ar.sup.3 and Ar.sup.4 represent arylene groups, and R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or an SO.sub.3 Na group.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a photoconductive composition containing a new tetrakisazo compound of the following formula (1) and an electrophotographic photoreceptor having a photosensitive layer which contains the tetrakisazo compound of the formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.11, R.sup.12, A, Ar.sup.1, Ar.sup.2, Ar.sup.3, Ar.sup.4, Ar.sup.5, and Ar.sup.6 are defined hereinbefore. The electrophotographic photoreceptor has both high sensitivity and high durability, and the sensitivity thereof is barely lowered even after repeated use.
Abstract:
A hydrophilic member comprising a substrate and a hydrophilic coating film provided on the substrate, wherein the hydrophilic coating film is produced by coating a substrate with an aqueous solution containing (a) a hydrophilic polymer, (b) an alkoxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Ti, Zr, and Al, and (c) a metal complex catalyst, and heat-drying the solution applied.
Abstract:
A hydrophilic composition containing a hydrophilic polymer (A) having two or more hydrolyzable silyl groups per molecule and a catalyst (B), with the surface zeta potential of a coating film obtained by coating and drying the hydrophilic composition being from −15 mV to 10 mV, is provided for the purpose of providing a hydrophilic composition capable of forming a hydrophilic coating film having excellent scratch resistance and antifouling properties without hybridizing with sol-gel.
Abstract:
A structure comprising: an adhesive layer; a plastic substrate; and a hydrophilic coating film, provided in this order, wherein the hydrophilic coating film includes a cross-linked structure produced by hydrolysis and polycondensation with an aqueous solution containing (a) a hydrophilic polymer and (b) an alkoxide of a metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Ti, Zr, and Al.
Abstract:
A presensitized lithographic plate comprises a support and a hydrophilic image-recording layer. The hydrophilic image-recording layer contains a hydrophilic polymer and an agent capable of converting hydrophilic to hydrophobic when the agent is heated. The hydrophilic polymer comprises a main chain and branched chains. Each of the branched chain comprises a hydrophilic chain having a molecular weight in the range of 200 to 1,000,000. A hydrophilic substrate and a lithographic printing process are also disclosed.