Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprises an image-forming layer containing a polymerization initiator and a polymerizable compound, and a hydrophilic support, wherein the lithographic printing plate precursor comprises a compound containing at least one functional group having an interaction with a surface of the hydrophilic support.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support having a hydrophilic surface having provided thereon an image-forming layer containing a hydrophobic high molecular compound having at least either a functional group represented by formula (1) or a functional group represented by formula (2): wherein X+ represents an iodonium ion, a sulfonium ion or a diazonium ion.
Abstract:
A method of producing a printing plate comprises: (a) providing a printing plate precursor comprising a topmost etchable first layer and a second layer located below the first layer, wherein the first and second layers have different affinities for at least one printing liquid; (b) imagewise providing atomized fluid particles in an interaction zone located above the surface of the first layer; and (c) imagewise directing laser energy into the interaction zone, wherein the laser energy has a wavelength which is substantially absorbed by the atomized fluid particles in the interaction zone, and the absorption of the laser energy causes the atomized fluid particles to imagewise impart kinetic energy to and etch the first layer. Lithographic and flexographic printing plates may be prepared according to this method, including waterless plates, negative-and positive-working plates, and processless plates.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprises: a support; and an image-forming layer including a copolymer containing a specific fluoroaliphatic group and a repeating unit corresponding to at least one of a poly(oxyalkylene) acrylate and a poly(oxyalkylene) methacrylate.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor comprises an image forming layer containing at least one polymer compound having a fluoroaliphatic group on the side chain, wherein the fluoroaliphatic group is derived from a fluoroaliphatic compound produced by a telomerization or oligomerization method.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an image forming method comprising the steps of imagewise heating or imagewise exposing to a laser with a wavelength of 700 to 1200 nm an image forming material; and continuously developing the exposed or heated material with a developer, while the developer is replenished with a developer replenisher, wherein the image forming material comprises a support and provided thereon, a radiation sensitive layer containing a dye having an absorption band in the wavelength region of from 700 nm to 1200 nm, an acid generating compound capable of generating an acid on irradiation of heat or actinic light, and an acid decomposable compound having a bond capable of being decomposed by an acid, the acid decomposable compound being decomposed by an acid to produce a diol compound containing an ethylene glycol component or a propylene glycol component.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a heat mode recording material comprising on a side of a support having an oleophilic surface (i) a recording layer containing a light-to-heat converting substance capable of converting radiation into heat and (ii) an oleophobic surface layer, wherein said oleophobic surface layer and said recording layer may be the same layer and on another side of the support a backing layer, characterized in that the maximum roughness depth R.sub.t of the surface layer is at least 0.65 .mu.m and/or the maximum roughness depth of the outer back layer is at least 1.20 .mu.m.
Abstract:
A laser imageable direct write printing member for use with a laser producing laser infrared radiation comprising a flexible sheet of plastic having first and second surfaces serving as a film substrate. A vacuum-deposited laser ablative coating is carried by said first surface formed of a metal selected from a group consisting of titanium, zirconium, hafnium and alloys thereof.
Abstract:
Provided is a printing plate precursor including: a support; a layer which contains a polymer on one side of the support; and a layer which contains a metal oxide obtained by hydrolyzing and polycondensing an organic metal compound or an inorganic metal compound and fine particles on the other side of the support, in which an average particle diameter of the fine particles is 0.3 μm or greater and is greater than the thickness of the layer containing a metal oxide and fine particles, and in a case where the printing plate precursors are laminated, dislocation in stacking precursors, adhesion between precursors, and scratches can be all prevented even without using interleaving paper.
Abstract:
A color-forming composition contains (A) a radical generator, (B) a compound represented by the following formula (1) and (C) a binder polymer: wherein, in the formula (1), R1 represents a group which reacts with a radical generated from the radical generator (A) to be released and forms a dye after the release, and T represents a nitrogen-containing hetero ring.