摘要:
Alkali soluble copolymers, imageable elements useful as lithographic printing plate precursors that contain the alkali soluble copolymers, and methods for forming images using the imageable elements are disclosed. The alkali soluble copolymers comprise, in polymerized form: (a) N-phenylmaleimide, N-cyclohexylmaleimide, N-benzylmaleimide, or a mixture thereof; (b) acrylamide, methacrylamide, or a mixture thereof; (c) acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, or a mixture thereof; and (d) one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of monomers of the structure: CH2═C(R)-Z-X—NHC(O)NH—Y—R′, in which: X is —[C(CH3)2]— or —[(CH2)n]—, in which n is 0 to 12; Y is o-, m-, or p-—[C6H4]—; Z is —[C(O)O]—, —[C(O)NH]—, or o-, m-, or p-[—C6H4]—; R is hydrogen or C1 to C4 alkyl; R′ is —OC(O)—OR″, —OC(O)—Ar, or —OSO2—Ar; R″ is C1 to C12 alkyl, C1 to C12 arylalkyl, C1 to C12 aryl, C1 to C12 alkenyl, or trimethylsilyl; Ar is C6H5-n′Tn′, in which Ar has a total of six to ten carbon atoms; each T is independently selected from the group consisting of C1 to C4 alkyl, fluoro, chloro, bromo, iodo, trifluoromethyl, methoxy, and cyano; and n′ is an integer from 0 to 5; and in which the copolymer is soluble in alkaline solutions having a pH greater than at least about 11.
摘要:
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.
摘要:
Thermally imageable, positive working, multilayer imageable elements useful as lithographic printing plate precursors are disclosed. The elements comprise a substrate; an underlayer over the substrate; a top layer over the underlayer, and a photothermal conversion material. The top layer comprises a binder and an ionic liquid. A preferred binder is poly(methyl methacrylate).
摘要:
The present invention provides a thermally sensitive composition that may be coated as a water-borne material onto a substrate to yield a printing plate precursor having an imageable coating. The thermally sensitive composition comprises a sulfated phenolic resin. The sulfated phenolic resin may be a sulfated novolak resin or a sulfated resole resin, for example. The thermally sensitive composition may include a water-soluble binder, such as polyvinyl pyrrolidone, and a radiation-absorbing component. The invention also provides a printing plate precursor that is developed in water after imaging. The precursor does not require chemical development with a developing solution containing organic solvents or inorganic additives. The imaged precursor is on-press-developable when used with a fountain solution. Methods for making and using the precursor are also provided.
摘要:
A method for forming an image useful as a lithographic printing plate using an ink jet technique is disclosed. An imageable precursor that comprises an overlayer over a substrate is imaged with an imaging agent and developed with water or fountain solution. The overlayer comprises a thiosulfate-containing polymer. The imaging agent is a polar organic liquid comprising at least one functional group selected from hydroxyl, cyano, and lactone. The method retains the advantages of using data in digital form, yet does not require expensive and complex equipment for imaging. The imaged precursor can be developed with water or on press using fountain solution.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method of imaging a printing plate precursor in which a printing plate precursor including a substrate and an image forming layer is imagewise contacted with a catalyst, for example, by imagewise ink-jet application. The image forming layer is then heated and developed in a suitable developer liquid such that portions of the image forming layer that are contacted with the catalyst resist development while portions of the image forming layer that are not contacted with the catalyst are removed during development.
摘要:
A concentrated developer can be prepared with less than 60 weight % water and still remain in a single phase with little or no haze or precipitation. This developer concentrate also includes a water-soluble or water-miscible organic solvent, one or more alkyl ether carboxylic acid, coconut oil alkanolamine, coconut fatty alcohol polyglycol ether, β-naphtholethoxylate, and block propylene oxide-ethylene oxide in an amount of at least 0.1 and up to 50 weight % solids, and optionally an alkyl naphthalene sulfonate in an amount of up to 40 weight % solids. The developer concentrate can be diluted up to 80:1 or greater with water and used to process imaged lithographic printing plate precursors.
摘要:
Thermally imageable, positive working, multilayer imageable elements useful as lithographic printing plate precursors are disclosed. The elements comprise a substrate; an underlayer over the substrate; a top layer over the underlayer, and a photothermal conversion material. The top layer comprises a binder and an ionic liquid. A preferred binder is poly(methyl methacrylate).
摘要:
A negative-working imageable element has an imageable layer that includes an infrared radiation absorbing dye that upon exposure to thermal irradiation, changes from colorless to a visible color or from one visible color to another visible color, providing a ΔE of at least 5 between the exposed and non-exposed regions of the imageable layer within 3 hours of its exposure to 300 mJ/cm2 at a laser power of 15 Watts. The imageable element can be imaged to provide images with improved contrast for print-out. The imageable layer includes a primary polymeric binder that has a backbone to which are attached pendant poly(alkylene oxide) side chains, cyano groups, or both, and is optionally present in the form of discrete particles.
摘要翻译:负性可成像元件具有可成像层,其包括红外辐射吸收染料,其在暴露于热照射时从无色变为可见颜色或从一种可见颜色变为另一种可见颜色,提供至少5 在可照射层的暴露区域和未曝光区域之间的曝光3小时内,以15瓦的激光功率曝光于300mJ / cm 2。 可成像的成像元件可提供具有改进的打印输出对比度的图像。 可成像层包括主聚合物粘合剂,其具有连接到聚(环氧烷)侧链,氰基或两者上的主链,并且任选以离散颗粒的形式存在。
摘要:
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.