Abstract:
Negative-working imageable elements have a hydrophilic substrate and a single thermally-sensitive imageable layer. This layer can include an infrared radiation absorbing compound and polymeric particles that coalesce upon thermal imaging. These coalesceable polymeric particles comprise a thermoplastic polymer and a colorant to provide improved visible contrast between exposed and non-exposed regions in the imaged element, such as lithographic printing plates.
Abstract:
Both positive-working and negative-working imageable element can have a radiation-sensitive imageable layer that has at least one pigment colorant that does not change color when heated, and at least one dye that can change color when heated. The dye is soluble in the solvent or mixture of solvents used to coat the radiation-sensitive imageable layer on a substrate and the pigment colorant is not. This combination of pigment colorant and dye provide excellent image contrast after imaging, development, and postbaking. The pigment colorant and the dye independently have a maximum absorption of from about 480 to about 700 nm.
Abstract:
A method of making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of: a) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, and a coating provided thereon, said coating comprising (i) a contiguous photopolymerisable layer having a photopolymerisable composition, or (ii) a contiguous intermediate layer and thereon a photopolymerisable layer having a photopolymerisable composition, wherein said photopolymerisable composition comprises a polymerisable compound, a polymerization initiator and a first polymer, b) image-wise exposing said coating, c) optionally, heating the precursor, d) developing the precursor by treating the coating of the precursor with a gum solution or by mounting the exposed precursor on a plate cylinder of a lithographic printing press and rotating the plate cylinder while feeding dampening liquid and/or ink to the coating, wherein said contiguous photopolymerisable or intermediate layer further comprises (1) an adhesion promoting compound which is a non-polymeric compound containing a group having an ethylenically unsaturated bond and a group selected from a phosphate group, a phosphonate group and a trialkoxysilane group, and (2) a second polymer having at least 1 mol % of a first monomeric unit having a phosphate group, a phosphonate group, a carboxylic acid group, a sulphonic acid group, a phenolic group, a trialkoxysilane group, an ammonium group or a phosphonium group and at least 30 mol % of a second monomeric unit having a hydrophilic group, wherein the amount of said adhesion promoting compound is higher than the amount of said second polymer, with the proviso that, if the contiguous layer is the photopolymerisable layer, the amount of said second polymer xn the photopolymerisable layer is at least 0.01% by weight and less than 5% by weight.
Abstract:
A method for making a heat-sensitive negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor including the steps of providing a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, and applying onto the support a coating solution including an infrared absorbing agent, hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles, a hydrophilic binder, and a polymer including siloxane and/or perfluoroalkyl monomeric units.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a planographic printing plate precursor, including: a support; and a photosensitive layer containing a polymerizable compound; an oxygen barrier layer; and a protective layer containing a filler (preferably an organic resin particle), the layers being formed in this order on the support. The present invention also provides a stack of planographic printing plate precursors, produced by stacking the planographic printing plate precursors with the photosensitive layer side outermost layer and the support side rear surface of the adjacent plate precursor in direct contact with each other.
Abstract:
An on-press ink and/or fountain solution developable lithographic printing plate comprising a photosensitive layer over an electrochemically grained, anodized, hydrophilically treated aluminum substrate with a reflection optical density of at least 0.30 is disclosed. The photosensitive layer is soluble or dispersible in ink and/or fountain solution and capable of hardening upon exposure to a laser having a wavelength of from 200 to 1200 nm. The plate is exposed with the laser off press or on press, and then on-press developed with ink and/or fountain solution. Such darker aluminum substrate in combination with the hydrophilic treatment allows fast press roll up, clean background, and good printing durability of the plate.
Abstract:
A heat-sensitive negative-working lithographic printing plate precursor comprising: a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer; and an image-recording layer comprising hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles, an infrared light absorbing dye and a dye; wherein said dye has a specified structure and a most bathochromic light absorption peak between 451 nm and 750 nm.
Abstract:
Negative-working imageable elements can be imaged and processed with water to provide lithographic printing plates. These imageable elements have imageable layers that contain a particulate polymeric binder having polyetheramine side chains. Rapid processing speeds are also possible using water and optional mechanical rubbing means for processing the imaged element.
Abstract:
A polymer having a polymerizable group and an alkyleneoxy groups on side chains thereof, and a polymerizable composition containing the polymer. The polymerizable composition preferably contains a polymerizable compound and a polymerization initiator. Also provided is a planographic printing plate precursor having a polymerizable layer on a hydrophilic support, the polymerizable layer containing a polymer having a polymerizable on a side chain thereof. The planographic printing plate precursor can form an image without being subjected to an alkali development. An undercoat layer containing a specific copolymer may be provided between the support and the photopolymerizable layer.
Abstract:
A method for making a lithographic printing plate includes the steps of: (1) providing a heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor including a heat-sensitive coating on a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, the heat-sensitive coating including a first layer including a first polymer which is water-insoluble and alkali-soluble, and on the first layer, a second layer including a second polymer which is -water-insoluble and alkali-soluble, and an infrared absorbing dye present in at least one of the first and second layer, (2) image-wise exposing the precursor with IR-radiation or heat wherein the second layer exhibits an increased solubility in an aqueous alkaline developing solution, and (3) developing the image-wise exposed precursor with an aqueous alkaline developing solution, the solution including an alkali metal or ammonium salt of an aliphatic carboxylic acid, having 8 to 11 carbon atoms. According to the above method, the formation of insoluble products in the developing solution is inhibited or reduced.