Abstract:
Provided is an infrared-sensitive planographic printing plate precursor, including a supporting plate, a recording layer formed on one face of the supporting plate, the recording layer containing a water-insoluble and alkali-soluble resin and an infrared absorbent and forming an image by irradiation of infrared ray, and an organic polymer layer having an arithmetic mean roughness Ra in the range of 0.05 to 0.40 μm, or an anodic oxide film having basis weight of 0.05 to 3.0 g/m2 and an organic polymer layer formed in that order on face of the supporting plate opposite to the recording layer.
Abstract:
A planographic printing plate precursor comprises a support and two or more positive recording layers which are formed on the support, contain a resin and an infrared absorbing agent and exhibit an increase in solubility in an aqueous alkali solution by exposure to infrared laser light, wherein the positive recording layer closest to the support among these two or more positive recording layers contains at least two types of resins among which at least one type forms a dispersion phase. It is preferable that the dispersion phase be formed of (1) a high-polymer compound incompatible with a high-polymer matrix or (2) a granular polymer selected from a microcapsule and a latex, and contains an infrared absorbing agent and an acid generator.
Abstract:
A negative-type image recording material comprising a support having a rear surface and an image recording layer disposed on the support, the image recording layer having a front surface and including (A) a radical-generating agent and (B) a radically polymerizable compound, wherein a static friction coefficient between the front surface and the rear surface is less than 0.50. In order to achieve such a specified static friction coefficient, it is preferable that the image recording layer contains (D) a compound represented by the following formula (1): R1—X (1) wherein R1 represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group having a total of 8 to 32 carbon atoms, and X represents CO—Y—R2, NH—CO—NH—R2, SO2—Y—R2, or Y—R3 in which Y represents O, S, NR4 or a single bond.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a resin composition comprising: an alkali-soluble resin (A); an infrared absorbing agent (B); and a thiol compound (C), wherein a solubility thereof in an alkaline aqueous solution is changed by exposure with a infrared laser ray, and a positive or negative-type image recording layer containing the resin composition.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an image forming material having, on a substrate, an image forming layer that includes at least (A) a novolac type phenolic resin containing phenol as a structural unit, (B) a photo-thermal converting agent, and (C) a specific ammonium compound or a specific onium salt.
Abstract:
There is provided an infrared-sensitive lithographic printing plate capable of direct plate-making based on digital data from a computer or the like, and excellent in development latitude and scratch resistance, which is an infrared-sensitive lithographic printing plate comprising a support and a heat-sensitive layer, the heat-sensitive layer comprising (A) a copolymer having a specific monomer unit having a carboxyl group, (B) an alkali-soluble high molecular weight compound having a sulfonamide group, and (C) a light-heat conversion material.
Abstract:
A color image-forming material capable of drawing an image by infrared laser exposure and excellent in image visibility, storage stability and white light stability, and an on-press development or non-processing (non-development) type lithographic printing plate precursor ensuring high sensitivity and high press life and being excellent in image visibility, on-press developability and the like, are provided, which are a color image-forming material comprising an image recording layer capable of drawing an image by infrared laser exposure, the color image-forming material forming a color image without passing through a development processing step after image recording, wherein the image recording layer comprises (A) an infrared absorbent, (B) a cyclic color-forming compound having a cyclic structure within the molecule and forming a dye by a ring opening, and (C) a dye stabilizer which is a compound interacting with the cyclic color-forming compound to stabilize the ring-opened dye body and cause color formation and which is released from the interaction upon laser exposure to decrease in the color formation; and a lithographic printing plate precursor using this color image-forming material.
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:
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided an infrared-sensitive planographic printing plate precursor including: a support; a recording layer on one surface of the support, which recording layer contains a water-insoluble and alkali-soluble resin and an infrared absorber, and is capable of forming an image by infrared irradiation; and an organic polymer layer on the other surface of the support, which organic polymer layer is formed by coating and drying a solution that contains at least one organic polymer selected from epoxy resins and resole resins, and a crosslinking agent.
Abstract:
A photosensitive composition comprising: a compound having two or more mercapto groups directly connected to a hetero ring; a hexaarylbiimidazole compound; a sensitizing dye; and a polymerizable compound having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond.