Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor includes, in the following order: a support; an image-recording layer which is capable of forming an image by removing an unexposed area of the image-recording layer with at least one of printing ink and dampening water on a printing machine after exposure and contains an infrared absorbing dye, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound and a binder polymer having an alkylene oxide group; and a protective layer containing a hydrophilic polymer which contains at least a repeating unit represented by the formula (1) as defined herein, a repeating unit represented by the formula (2) as defined herein, and a repeating unit represented by the formula (4) as defined herein, and in which a content of the repeating unit represented by the formula (4) is from 0.3 to 5.0% by mole based on total repeating units of the hydrophilic polymer.
Abstract:
The invention is directed to a lithographic printing plate precursor including, in the following order: a support; an image-recording layer containing a radical polymerizable compound and a radical polymerization initiator; and a protective layer containing a star polymer, and the star polymer is preferably a polymer in which from 3 to 10 polymer chains are branched from a central skeleton.
Abstract:
The invention provides a planographic printing plate precursor comprising: a hydrophilic support; and an image recording layer that is provided on the support, the image recording layer comprising: an infrared ray absorbing agent (A); a polymerization initiator (B); a polymerizable monomer (C); and a specific polymer compound (D) having an alkyleneoxy group in its molecule and having, in a side chain thereof at least one specific group. The invention further provides a printing method using the planographic printing plate precursor, wherein no specific development process is required for performing printing.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor which is capable of undergoing on-press development by supplying at least one of printing ink and dampening water and includes a support and an image-recording layer, wherein the image-recording layer contains at least one of compounds represented by the formulae (1) to (3) as defined herein.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor capable of being subjected to on-press development by supplying at least one of printing ink and dampening water and including a support, an image-recording layer and optionally an undercoat layer between the support and the image-recording layer, wherein at least one of the undercoat layer and the image-recording layer contains at least one of a compound represented by the formula (1A) as defined herein and a compound including a structure represented by the formula (1B) as defined herein.
Abstract:
The invention has a support, a recording layer provided on the support, and a protective layer containing a hydrophilic polymer and silica-coated organic resin fine particles provided as the uppermost layer. The organic resin fine particles are preferably composed of at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polyacrylic acid resins, polyurethane resins, polystyrene resins, polyester resins, epoxy resins, phenolic resins, and melamine resins, and the protective layer preferably contains a mica compound.
Abstract:
A thermal negative type lithographic printing original plate has a photosensitive layer featuring high sensitivity, excellent reproducibility in FM screening, and excellent print durability and chemical resistance at a minute image portion. A photosensitive composition for the photosensitive layer contains an alkali soluble resin having a monomer unit represented by the formula (I), a silane coupling agent represented by the formula (II), an infrared absorber, a radical polymerization initiator, and a polymerizable compound having an ethylenic double bond and an amount of the silane coupling agent is from 15 to 40% of the photosensitive composition by mass.
Abstract:
There is provided a lithographic printing plate precursor that enables image recording using a laser and that provides an excellent scumming resistance and an excellent developability while maintaining a satisfactory printing durability. Also provided are a platemaking method, and a novel polymerizable monomer. A lithographic printing plate precursor has a support, and an image recording layer disposed thereon and containing a radical polymerization initiator and a polymerizable monomer that has a sulfonamide group and at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups; a lithographic printing plate platemaking method uses this lithographic printing plate precursor; and a polymerizable monomer has a sulfonamide group and at least two ethylenically unsaturated groups.
Abstract:
(1) A packaged body of lithographic printing plate precursors, wherein an image-recording layer or a protective layer of the outermost surface layer contains an inorganic layered compound. (2) A lithographic printing plate precursor having a protective layer containing an inorganic layered compound, and an image-recording layer containing a binder polymer. (3) A lithographic printing plate precursor having a protective layer containing an inorganic layered compound, and an image-recording layer containing an infrared absorber and an iodonium compound.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor includes, in the following order: a support; an intermediate layer; and an image-forming layer, and the intermediate layer contains a polymer (A) comprising a repeating unit (a1) represented by the formula (I) as defined herein.