Abstract:
Thermally imageable elements useful as lithographic printing plate precursors are disclosed. The elements comprise a top layer over a support. The top layer comprises a phenolic resin and an ionic liquid.
Abstract:
A process for forming a negative image useful as a printing plate is disclosed. A photosensitive assembly that comprises (a) a hydrophilic support, (b) a first layer that comprises a polymer that is soluble or dispersible in an aqueous alkaline solution, (c) a second layer that comprises at least one o-quinonediazide compound, and (d) an infrared absorbing compound is: (1) flood exposed with ultraviolet radiation; (2) imagewise exposed with infrared laser radiation; and (3) developed to produce the negative image.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a hydrophilic support having provided thereon a first layer comprising a first resin that is water-insoluble and alkali-soluble and a second layer comprising a second resin that is water-insoluble and alkali-soluble in this order and a light-heat converting agent incorporated into at least one layer of the first layer and second layer, which further comprises at least one organic solvent selected from organic solvents having a boiling point not less than 150null C. and a dipole moment not less than 3.50 debye in an amount of from 0.5 to 5% by weight based on the total dry weight of the first layer and second layer.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a planographic printing plate precursor having an intermediate layer containing a polymer having a structure represented by the formula (I) at its side chain and an infrared laser photosensitive positive recording layer, disposed on a support in this order. In the formula (I), Y represents a connecting group connected with a main chain of the polymer, R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group and R2 represents a divalent hydrocarbon group. 1
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor of the present invention comprises a water-resistant support, a hydrophilic layer and an image-forming layer, in this order, said hydrophilic layer comprising a fine particulate hydrophobicizing precursor and a hydrophilic binder polymer, and said image forming layer comprising a light-heat converting substance and a microcapsule encapsulating a hydrophobic substance, wherein the hydrophilic binder polymer is a composite material of a hydrophilic organic polymer and a polymer having a group including: at least one atom selected from a metal atom and semimetal atom; and an oxygen atom connecting with the at least one atom selected from a metal atom and semimetal atom.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a photosensitive composition including an infrared absorbing agent, a sulfonium salt polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound, a binder polymer and a compound having a weight average molecular weight of 3000 or less and having at least one carboxylic acid group, as well as a planographic printing plate precursor containing the photosensitive composition in a photosensitive layer on a substrate.
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: 1 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 SO3null, with the proviso that two of R1, R2, R3, and R4 are SO3null; 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。
Abstract:
A polymerizable composition containing: (A) a binder polymer; (B) a compound having a polymerizable unsaturated group; and (C) a compound which has a triarylsulfonium salt structure and in which a sum of Hammett's a constants of all substituents bonded to the aryl skeleton is larger than 0.46.
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:
This invention describes a heat sensitive composition comprising: (A-I) a compound which is represented by the following general formula (I) and generates a radical when heated, and (B-I) a compound having physical and chemical properties that are changed irreversibly by a radical, R—SO2−M+ General formula (I) wherein R represents an alkyl group or aryl group, and M+ represents a counter cation selected from sulfonium, iodonium, diazonium, ammonium and azinium; and a negative planographic printing plate precursor which can be recorded by heat mode using this composition. This invention also describes a planographic printing plate precursor comprising a substrate having disposed thereon a photosensitive layer containing (C-II) a light-heat converting agent, (B-II) a compound having a polymerizable unsaturated group, and (A-II) an onium salt having at least two cation parts in one molecule.