Abstract:
A planographic printing plate precursor, including: a substrate; a photosensitive layer containing an IR absorber, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound and a binder polymer; and a protective layer containing a UV absorber, disposed in this order. The photosensitive layer exhibits reduction in solubility in an alkaline developing solution upon being exposed to light having a wavelength of 750 nm to 1400 nm.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a thermally curable polymer composition, and a photolithographic substrate coated therewith, the composition comprising a hydroxyl-containing polymer, an amino cross-linking agent and a thermal acid generator. The thermally curable polymer composition may be dissolved in a solvent and used as an undercoat layer in deep UV lithography.
Abstract:
A heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support having thereon two image-forming layers each containing a polymer insoluble in water and soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution, wherein an upper layer of the image-forming layers contains a copolymer including a monomer unit represented by formula (A) defined in the specification.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a planographic printing plate precursor, in which an intermediate layer comprising a polymer having a lactone group and a recording layer are successively provided on or over a support. The polymer preferably has not only the lactone group but also an acidic group.
Abstract:
A photo- or thermo-polymerizable composition including an alkali-soluble polymerizable polymer that contains a structure represented by the following general formula (I) on a side chain. In general formula (I), X represents a polymerizable group; A represents an alkali-soluble group; Q represents a hydrocarbon linking group or a hetero ring; Z1 and Z2 each independently represent a single bond or a hydrocarbon linking group; and P1 to P5 each independently represent a single bond, or a linking group constituted by a hydrogen atom, a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, and a carbonyl group (>CnullO). 1
Abstract translation:一种含有在侧链上含有下述通式(I)表示的结构的碱溶性聚合性聚合物的光聚合性组合物。 在通式(I)中,X表示可聚合基团; A表示碱溶性基团; Q表示烃连接基或杂环; Z 1和Z 2各自独立地表示单键或烃连接基团; 和P 1至P 5各自独立地表示单键或由氢原子,氮原子,氧原子,硫原子和羰基(> C = O)构成的连接基团。
Abstract:
The present invention provides an infrared photosensitive composition including a binder polymer (A), a polymerizable compound (B), an infrared absorber (C), and a compound (D) which can generate radicals by the action of light or heat, wherein an acid value of a film produced from the composition is from 0.15 mmol/g to 0.8 mmol/g. The invention also provides a planographic printing plate precursor including a substrate having disposed thereon a recording layer that contains the infrared photosensitive composition.
Abstract:
A presensitized plate which comprises an aluminum support having a grain shape in a structure in which grained structures having specified average wavelength (average aperture diameters) are superimposed, a hydrophilic layer whose thermal conductivity falls within a predetermined range and which is formed on the aluminum support, and an image recording layer of thermal positive type formed on the hydrophilic layer, exhibits a high sensitivity, has a long press life when processed into a lithographic printing plate, and is resistant to scum in the non-image area.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a printing plate precursor comprising an aluminum support having been subjected to surface roughening treatment and then to anodizing treatment, and provided thereon, a component layer comprising an image formation layer containing heat melting particles or heat fusible particles, the support satisfying the following conditions (a) and (b): (a) a surface of the support contains a double structure with a waviness and small pits in the waviness; and (b) d1 is from 0.1 to 3 nullm, and a ratio h1/d1 is not more than 0.4, wherein d1 (nullm) represents an average aperture diameter of the small pits, and h1 (nullm) represents an average depth of the small pits.
Abstract:
The present invention includes a radiation-imageable element for lithographic printing having a hydrophilic anodized aluminum base with a surface having pores and a image-forming layer having polymer particles coated on the aluminum base. The ratio of the average pore diameter to the average particle diameter is from 0.4:1 to 10:1. The present invention further includes a method of producing the imaged element. The method includes the steps of imagewise exposing the radiation-imageable element to radiation to produce exposed and unexposed regions and contacting the imagewise exposed radiation-imageable element and a developer to remove the exposed or the unexposed regions.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a printing member having a single radiation-absorptive multiphase layer over a substrate layer that may be imaged with or without ablation.