Abstract:
Disclosed is a negative working light sensitive planographic printing plate material comprising a support and provieded thereon, a light sensitive layer containing a spectral sensitizing agent, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound, and a polymer as a polymeric binder, wherein the polymer has in the molecule a monomer unit with a polymerizable group and at least one of a polyvinyl ether chain, a polyvinyl pyrrolidone chain and a polyvinyl caprolactam chain.
Abstract:
An image-forming member excellent in the developing ability and printing durability can be obtained and images can be formed without being accompanied by any accumulation of scum in a developing bath used, by developing an image-forming material, in particular, a negative-working image-forming material which comprises a substrate provided thereon with an image-recording layer comprising an infrared light absorber, a polymerization initiator, an ethylenically unsaturated bond-containing monomer and a binder polymer, using a developer which comprises at least one carbonate and at least one hydrogen carbonate, and at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of nonionic aromatic ether type surfactants represented by the following general formula (1): X—Y—O-(A)n-(B)m—H (wherein X represents an aromatic group; Y represents a single bond or an alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; A and B represent groups different from one another and each represents either —CH2CH2O— or —CH2CH(CH3)O—; m and n are 0 or an integer ranging from 1 to 100, respectively, provided that n and m cannot simultaneously represent 0 and that when either n or m is 0, n and m cannot represent 1) and anionic surfactants in an amount ranging from 1.0 to 10% by weight; and which has a pH value ranging from 8.5 to 11.5 and an electrical conductivity x falling within the range: 30
Abstract:
A heat mode-applicable image-formation material having high sensitivity and excellent image-forming property, and a novel infrared absorber which can be suitably used in this material. The present invention relates to a substrate carrying thereon an image-formation layer which contains an infrared absorption agent. The agent has at least one surface orientation group in the molecule, and solubility of the image-formation layer in an alkaline aqueous solution is changed by action of radiation in the near-infrared range. Preferable as the infrared absorbing agent is an infrared absorber comprising, in a molecule thereof, a fluorine-containing substituent which have at least 5 fluorine atoms, or a polymethine chain of at least 5 carbon atoms and an alkyl group of at least 8 carbon atoms, said alkyl group being connected to the polymethine chain via any of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising: a hydrophilic support; and an image-forming layer which comprises (A) at least one of: hydrophobic polymer particles comprising a compound having an onium group; and microcapsules encapsulating a compound having an onium group and a hydrophobic compound, and (B) a light-to-heat converting agent.
Abstract:
A planographic printing plate precursor comprising: a substrate; a photosensitive layer disposed on the substrate, the photosensitive layer including a light-to-heat conversion agent and a compound, which is at least one of crosslinkable and polymerizable, with solubility of the photosensitive layer in an alkali developing solution being decreased by the effect of at least one of light and heat; and an overcoat layer including a polymer, which is hydrophobic and soluble in an aqueous alkali solution.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a polymerizable composition comprising (A) a compound including a polymerizable unsaturated group and (B) a macromolecular compound including, at a side chain thereof, a structure represented by the following general formula (I): Z−M+ General formula (I) wherein Z− represents COCOO−, COO−, SO3−, or SO2—N−—R where R represents a monovalent organic group and M+represents an onium cation. The present invention also provides a negative type planographic printing plate precursor responsive to an infrared laser, the precursor being superior in recording sensitivity and printing durability and using the polymerizable compound as a recording layer.
Abstract translation:本发明提供一种聚合性组合物,其含有(A)包含聚合性不饱和基团的化合物和(B)高分子化合物,其侧链具有下述通式(I)所示的结构: -formulae description =“在线公式”end =“lead”?> Z - SUP> M + SUPER +通用公式(I)<?in-line-formula description =“ 其中Z 0表示COCOO,SO 3,SO 3,SO 3, 或其中R表示一价有机基团,M +表示鎓阳离子。 本发明还提供了响应于红外激光器的负型平版印刷版前体,其前体具有优异的记录灵敏度和印刷耐久性,并且使用可聚合化合物作为记录层。
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support and a layer containing a compound represented by the formula having a specific structure that is discolored by heat or a photochromic compound, and a lithographic printing method using the lithographic printing plate precursor.
Abstract:
A printing process employing a processless printing plate material is disclosed, the process comprising the steps of (a) imagewise exposing a printing plate material comprising a support with a hydrophilic surface and an image formation layer provided on the hydrophilic surface, (b) mounting the exposed printing plate material on a plate cylinder of a printing press, (c) supplying a dampening solution and printing ink to the mounted printing plate material, whereby the image formation layer at non-image portions is removed to obtain a printing plate, and (d) further supplying the dampening solution and printing ink to the resulting printing plate, wherein the dampening solution contains water, a wetting property improving agent and a phosphorous compound in an amount of not more than 0.01 mol/liter, the dampening solution having a pH of from 4.5 to 8.0.
Abstract:
A heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed which comprises a hydrophilic support and a coating provided thereon, wherein the coating comprises an infrared absorbing dye and is optimised for producing a minimum extent of ablation when exposed to high power infrared laser light.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a printing plate material comprising a substrate and provided thereon, a component layer comprising a hydrophilic layer and an image formation layer, the hydrophilic layer being provided closer to the substrate than the image formation layer, wherein the hydrophilic layer contains an electron providing dye precursor, the image formation layer contains an organic electron accepting developing agent, and the component layer contains a light heat conversion material.