Abstract:
To provide a lithographic printing plate precursor which is excellent in the gum development property, running processing property and scratch resistance and a lithographic printing plate precursor which is good in all performances of the on-press development property, ink receptivity, sensitivity and printing durability, and a method of producing thereof. A lithographic printing plate precursor has a support, an image-recording layer containing a radical polymerization initiator and a radical polymerizable compound, and an overcoat layer containing a polymer resin which has a cloud point in an aqueous solution and includes a monomer unit containing at least any of an amino group and an amido bond, in this order.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor includes a support and an image-recording layer containing a star polymer, a radical polymerizable compound and a radical polymerization initiator, the star polymer is a star polymer in which a polymer chain is branched from a central skeleton via a sulfide bond and the polymer chain contains an acid group and a crosslinkable group in a side chain of the polymer chain.
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 with at least one of printing ink and dampening water on a printing machine after exposure and contains (A) an infrared absorbing dye, (B) a polymerization initiator, (C) a polymerizable compound and (D) a binder polymer having an alkylene oxide group; and a protective layer containing (E) a hydrophilic polymer containing at least a repeating unit represented by the formula (1) as defined herein and a repeating unit represented by the formula (2) as defined herein.
Abstract:
A method of making a planographic printing plate, the method includes exposing, to infrared light, a planographic printing plate precursor including a recording layer provided on a substrate; and developing the precursor using an aqueous alkaline solution, in which the recording layer comprises a copolymer containing a structural unit derived from (meth)acrylonitrile and a structural unit derived from styrene, a water-insoluble and alkali-soluble resin, and an infrared absorbing agent, the solubility of the recording layer in the aqueous alkaline solution being increased by the exposure, and in which the aqueous alkaline solution has a pH of 8.5 to 10.8 and contains a betaine-based amphoteric surfactant and an ammonium salt represented by Formula (I): wherein, R1, R2, R3, and R4 each independently represent an alkyl or aryl group; the total number of carbon atoms in R1, R2, R3, and R4 is not more than 20; and X− represents a counter anion.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor, comprising a support having thereon an image-recording layer containing (A) an infrared absorbing agent, (B) a radical polymerization initiator, (C) a radical polymerizable compound, (D) a polymer compound containing a polyoxyalkylene structure and (E) an ultraviolet absorbing agent and being capable of forming an image by supplying at least one of printing ink and dampening water on a printing machine after imagewise exposure to remove an unexposed area of the image-recording layer.
Abstract:
A lithographic printing plate precursor includes: an aluminum support; an intermediate layer; and an image-recording layer, in this order, wherein at least one of the intermediate layer and the image-recording layer contains a compound having an amino group and a functional group capable of interacting with the aluminum support in a molecule.
Abstract:
Imageable elements can be imaged and then processed using a solution containing core-shell particles that are designed to complex with non-coalesced particles in the non-exposed regions of imaged element. A separate development step is not needed, but the non-coalesced particles and complexed core-shell particles can be removed from the resulting printing plate before using the resulting lithographic printing plate for printing.
Abstract:
Provided is a directly imageable waterless planographic printing plate precursor that comprises at least a heat sensitive layer and a silicone rubber layer formed on a substrate in this order and has a high sensitivity not only immediately after the precursor production but also after the passage of time. In the directly imageable waterless planographic printing plate precursor, the heat sensitive layer contains liquid bubbles filled with a liquid with a boiling point in the range of 210 to 270° C. Also provided is a production method for making a directly imageable waterless planographic printing plate precursor.
Abstract:
A processing method of a lithographic printing plate precursor includes: exposing imagewise a lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a support on a surface of which at least one of: a hydrophilizing treatment; and an undercoat layer has been provided and an image-recording layer, to cure an exposed area of the image-recording layer; and undergoing developing processing with an aqueous solution having pH of from 2 to 10, wherein the aqueous solution comprises an amphoteric surfactant and an anionic surfactant selected from an anionic surfactant having an aliphatic chain and a total number of carbon atoms included in the aliphatic chain of 6 or more and an anionic surfactant having an aromatic ring and a total number of carbon atoms of 12 or more, and a content of the anionic surfactant is from 0.1 to 3.3% by weight of the aqueous solution.
Abstract:
A method of processing an on-press developable lithographic printing plate involving the removal of the overcoat after laser imaging and before on-press development is described. The plate comprises a substrate, an on-press ink and/or fountain solution developable photosensitive layer, and an overcoat. The laser imaged plate is mechanically stripped off the overcoat, and then developed with ink and/or fountain solution on a lithographic press. Such a process allows the use of overcoat to achieve faster photospeed and improved durability of the plate without having various issues as related to overcoat such as contamination to the fountain solution, difficulty to remove of certain overcoat, and limited white light stability.