摘要:
A cost efficient method of making a lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of coating a silver halide emulsion layer on a hydrophilic base which is provided with physical development nuclei; simultaneously with the preceding step, coating on the emulsion layer a solution that induces silver salt diffusion transfer reversal development of the silver halide; allowing diffusion of complexed silver ions to the physical development nuclei, thereby forming silver metal that is deposited on the hydrophilic base; a wash-off step wherein the emulsion layer is removed from the silver metal. The material thus obtained can be exposed image-wise in heat-mode, e.g. by means of an infrared laser, thereby ablating the silver metal and revealing the hydrophilic base at exposed areas. Immediately after exposure, it can be used as a lithographic printing plate without the need for a wet processing step.
摘要:
A heat-sensitive composition can be used to make a heat-sensitive imaging material. The composition includes a water-soluble or water-dispersible binder and dispersed therein, a photothermal conversion material, and hybrid particles of a combustible nitro-resin and an addition polymer derived from one or more ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable monomers. The hybrid particles preferably have a core-shell structure with the combustible nitro-resin comprising the core and the addition polymer providing the shell. These imaging materials are particularly useful as nulldirect-writenull thermally imageable elements useful to provide lithographic printing plates without ablation or the need for alkaline development.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method of preparing a lithographic printing plate, said method comprising: providing a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising: i) a grained and anodized aluminum substrate where the anodic weight is between 6.0 and 20 g/m2, having coated thereon; ii) a metallic layer; and image-wise exposing the precursor on an external drum thermal imaging device. The method provides press ready plates showing high image quality, good press properties and high durability on press without the requirement for the use of costly intermediate film and developer chemistry, and the attendant inconvenience resulting from the use of these materials.
摘要翻译:本发明提供一种制备平版印刷版的方法,所述方法包括:提供平版印刷版前体,其包括:i)在其上涂覆有阳极重量为6.0至20g / m 2的颗粒和阳极氧化铝基材; ii)金属层; 并且在外部鼓热成像装置上成像地将前体曝光。 该方法提供了印刷机准备板,其显示出高图像质量,良好的压制性能和高耐久性,而不需要使用昂贵的中间膜和显影剂化学品,以及由于使用这些材料而引起的不便。
摘要:
The present invention provides a negative working printing plate precursor including a substrate and a thermally sensitive layer. The thermally sensitive layer includes nitrocellulose particles and a photothermal conversion material. The printing plate precursor may be imagewise exposed to radiation and then mounted on a printing press without requiring a separate development step.
摘要:
Various imaging members including lithographic imaging members (such as printing plates) have an aqueous-based imaging layer applied to a support. Directly over the imaging layer is a protective layer that is applied as a non-aqueous inverse emulsion comprising highly hydrophilic, water-swellable microgel particles dispersed in a water-immiscible organic solvent. This protective layer provides physical durability but it is still readily removed during or after imaging with water or fountain solutions.
摘要:
The invention relates to Positive working thermal imaging assembly comprising: A) a substrate; and B) a thermally sensitive imaging element of a composite layer structure comprising: (i) a first layer on the substrate of a polymeric material soluble in aqueous alkali solution, optionally containing compounds that absorb and convert light to heat and/or a coloured dye or pigment; said first layer being converted at its surface by treatment with solutions at elevated temperatures that contain an active compound or compounds capable of rendering said first polymeric material insoluble to aqueous alkali developer at the point of contact ; the first layer being oleophilic; (ii) optionally, a first intermediate layer between the substrate and the said first layer with a second polymeric material which is soluble or dispersible in aqueous solution optionally containing compounds that absorb and convert light or radiation to heat and/or a coloured dye or pigment coated from a solvent that does not substantially dissolve the first layer; and (iii) optionally, a third or top layer over the converted first layer and composed of a second polymeric material which is soluble or dispersible in aqueous solution optionally containing compounds that absorb and convert light or radiation to heat and/or a visible coloured dye or pigment; the first intermediate layer and the third layer being applied with a solvent that does not substantially dissolve the converted first layer. The assembly is useful as off-set lithographic printing plates, for color proofing films and photoresist. The invention also refers to the process for making such assembly and products formed therefrom.
摘要:
According to the present invention there is provided a heat mode imaging element for making a lithographic printing plate having on a lithographic base with a hydrophilic surface a first layer including a polymer soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution, and a top layer on the same side of the lithographic base as the first layer that is IR-sensitive and unpenetrable for an aqueous alkaline developer wherein said first layer and said top layer may be one and the same layer; characterized in that the surface of said element upon exposure and treatment with an aqueous alkaline developer is such that a) the contact angle between the unexposed areas of the imaging element and the aqueous alkaline developer changes for at most 6null during the first minute of contact with said developer; b) the contact angle between the exposed areas of the imaging element and the aqueous alkaline developer changes more than 15null during the first minute of contact with said developer; c) the difference in contact angle between on the one side the unexposed areas and on the other side the exposed areas of the imaging element with the aqueous alkaline solution at the onset of the measurement is not higher than 10null.