Abstract:
A radiation-sensitive composition and negative-working imagable element includes a polymeric binder that has a hydrophobic backbone and pendant salt groups that comprise a cation covalently attached to the hydrophobic backbone and a boron-containing anion forming a salt with the cation. The use of these particular polymers provides fast digital speed (high imaging sensitivity) and good printability (good shelf-life) even when the preheat step normally used between exposure and development, is omitted.
Abstract:
Negative-working imageable elements have an imageable layer comprising a free radically polymerizable component, an initiator composition capable of generating radicals sufficient to initiate polymerization of the free radically polymerizable component upon exposure to imaging radiation, a radiation absorbing compound, one or more polymeric binders, and at least 5 weight % of core-shell particles comprising a hydrophobic polymeric core and a hydrophilic polymeric shell that is covalently bound to the polymeric core. The hydrophilic polymeric shell has one or more zwitterionic functional groups. These elements can be imaged such as by IR lasers to provide lithographic printing plates.
Abstract:
Positive-working imageable elements comprise a radiation absorbing compound and inner and outer layers on a substrate having a hydrophilic surface. The inner layer comprises a specific polymeric binder represented by Structure (I): -(A)w-(B)x-(C)y-(D)z- (I) wherein A represents recurring units derived from one or more N-alkoxymethyl (alkyl)acrylamides or alkoxymethyl (alkyl)acrylates, B represents recurring units derived from one or more ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers having a pendant cyano group, C represents recurring units derived from one or more ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers having one or more carboxy, sulfonic acid, or phosphate groups, D represents recurring units derived from one or more ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers other than those represented by A, B, and C, w is from about 3 to about 80 weight %, x is from about 10 to about 85 weight %, y is from about 2 to about 80 weight %, and z is from about 10 to about 85 weight %. The use of this polymeric binder provides improved post-development bakeability chemical solvent resistance and desired digital speed.
Abstract:
Sulfated polymers, imageable elements containing these polymers, and methods for preparing images useful as lithographic printing plates from these imageable elements are disclosed. The sulfate groups are attached either to aryl groups that are pendent to the polymer backbone, and/or to alkyl groups that are either pendant to the polymer backbone and/or part of the polymer backbone. The elements can be thermally imaged and developed in water or in fountain solution so that an alkaline developer is not required. They can be imaged and developed on press using fountain solution so that it is unnecessary to mount them in a separate exposure device.
Abstract:
A radiation-sensitive composition includes a radically polymerizable component and an iodonium borate initiator composition capable of generating radicals sufficient to initiate polymerization of the free radically polymerizable component upon exposure to imaging radiation. The iodonium borate composition includes a particular diaryliodonium borate compound having organic substituents to provide a sum of at least 6 carbon atoms on the iodonium cation phenyl rings. This composition can be applied to a suitable substrate to provide a negative-working imageable element with improved digital speed and good shelf life and that can be imaged to provide lithographic printing plates. The imaged elements can be developed either on-press or off-press using alkaline developers.
Abstract:
Both single-layer and multilayer imageable elements have a substrate and at least one imageable layer. The elements can be used to prepare either negative- or positive-working imaged elements, for example as lithographic printing plates. The imageable elements also include a radiation absorbing compound and a solvent-resistant polymer comprising pendant phosphoric acid groups, pendant adamantyl groups, or both. When this polymer comprises pendant adamantyl groups, they are connected to the polymer backbone through a urea or urethane group. The imageable elements have improved chemical resistance and thermal bakeability from the presence of the unique solvent-resistant polymer.
Abstract:
Substrates for lithographic printing plate precursors and lithographic printing plate precursors are disclosed. The substrates comprise an aluminum or aluminum alloy support and the a layer of interlayer material on the support. The interlayer material is a co-polymer that comprise (1) acid groups and/or phosphonic acid groups, and (2) silyl groups substituted with three alkoxy and/or phenoxy groups. The lithographic printing plate precursors additionally comprise an imageable layer over the interlayer.
Abstract:
Infrared absorbing compounds are disclosed. The compounds are co-polymers that comprise covalently attached ammonium, sulfonium, phosphonium, and/or iodonium cations, and infrared absorbing cyanine anions that have two to four sulfonate groups and/or sulfate groups, and/or infrared absorbing oxonol anions. The infrared absorbing compounds can be used in aqueous developable lithographic printing plate precursors.
Abstract:
Methods for forming images are disclosed. The images are formed by imaging and developing an imageable element comprising a layer of an imageable composition over a substrate. The imageable composition contains a polymeric binder, an acid activatable crosslinking agent, and an acid generator of the structure: in which: Y is hydrogen, halo, alkyl, diphenylamino, phenylthio, or (CH2)kSO3− in which k is 1 to 4; R1, R2, R3, and R4, are each independently hydrogen or SO3− with the proviso that the anion has two to four SO3− groups; Z1 and Z2 are each independently a benzo group or a naphtho group; Z3 is two hydrogen atoms, a cyclohexene residue or a cyclopentene residue; X1 and X2 are each independently S, O, NH, CH2, or CMe2; Q⊕ is an onium cation; n is 1 to 4; and m is 1 to 3, with the proviso that m is 1 when the anion has two SO3− groups; m is 2 when the anion has three SO3− groups; and m is 3 when the anion has four SO3− groups.
Abstract translation:公开了形成图像的方法。 通过在衬底上成像和显影包含可成像组合物的层的可成像元件来形成图像。 可成像组合物包含聚合物粘合剂,酸可活化交联剂和酸结构的酸产生剂:其中:Y为氢,卤素,烷基,二苯基氨基,苯硫基或(CH 2)k SO 3 - ,其中k为1 至4; R 1,R 2,R 3和R 4各自独立地为氢或SO 3 - ,条件是阴离子具有2-4个SO 3 - 基; Z 1和Z 2各自独立地为苯并或萘基; Z 3为2个氢原子,环己烯残基或环戊烯基; X 1和X 2各自独立地为S,O,NH,CH 2, 或CMe2; Q <⊕>是鎓阳离子; n为1至4; 和m为1至3,条件是当阴离子具有两个SO 3 - 基团时,m为1; 当阴离子具有三个SO 3 - 基团时,m为2; 当阴离子具有四个SO 3 - 基团时,m为3。
Abstract:
Infrared absorbing compounds in which both the anion and the cation absorb infrared radiation, imageable elements that contain these compounds, and methods for forming images using the imageable elements are disclosed. The compounds have the structure: in which Y1 and Y2 are each independently hydrogen, halo, alkyl, diphenylamino, or phenylthio; R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently hydrogen, methyl, or SO3−, with the proviso that two of R1, R2, R3, and R4 are SO3−; R5 and R6 are each independently an alkyl group; Z1, Z2, Z4, and Z5 are each independently a benzo group or a naphtho group; Z3 and Z6 are each independently two hydrogen atoms, a cyclohexene residue, or a cyclopentene residue; X1, X2, X3, and X4 are each independently S, O, NH, CH2, or C(CH3)2; and n1 and n2 are each independently 0 to 4.
Abstract translation:公开了阴离子和阳离子吸收红外辐射的红外吸收化合物,含有这些化合物的可成像元素,以及使用可成像元件形成图像的方法。 该化合物具有以下结构:其中Y 1和Y 2各自独立地为氢,卤素,烷基,二苯基氨基或苯硫基; R 1,R 2,R 3和R 4各自独立地为氢,甲基或SO 3 - ,条件是R 1,R 2,R 3和R 4中的两个为SO 3 - 。 R5和R6各自独立地为烷基; Z 1,Z 2,Z 4和Z 5各自独立地为苯并基或萘酚基; Z 3和Z 6各自独立地为两个氢原子,环己烯残基或环戊烯残基; X 1,X 2,X 3和X 4各自独立地为S,O,NH,CH 2或C(CH 3)2; n1和n2各自独立地为0〜4。