Abstract:
This invention relates to a light-sensitive copying composition which contains from 65 to 99 per cent by weight of at least one copolymer containing from 10 to 55 mole per cent of N-allylmaleimide units, from 0 to 15 mole per cent of maleic acid units and from 45 to 80 mole per cent of units of the formula -CH2-CHZ, wherein X is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl or alkoxy group containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, an aryl group or an acyloxy group, and Z is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or an alkyl group containing 1 to 2 carbon atoms, from 0 to 35 per cent by weight of at least one photopolymerizable compound having at least two vinyl or vinylidene groups in the molecule and which boils above 100*C under standard pressure, and from 1 to 8 per cent by weight of at least one photoinitiator.
Abstract:
PCT No. PCT/EP94/04218 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 20, 1996 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 20, 1996 PCT Filed Dec. 19, 1994 PCT Pub. No. WO95/18019 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 6, 1995This invention relates to a process for preparing printing plates which are used in offset printing. The process produces a plate which comprises a substrate film in which a thin durable hydrophilic layer has been applied thereto. In the process, the substrate film is first microroughened by pressure blasting so that the surface roughness, RA, is in the range 0.3 to 1.5 mu m. Subsequently, a durable, firmly adhering hydrophilic layer is applied to substrate by plasma-spraying an oxide powder with a particle size of 1 to 40 mu m onto the substrate. This process produces a plate whose surface is not greasy or grainy.
Abstract:
A description is given of a solvent mixture for photocurable mixtures which consist of a) a mixture of aa) a polar solvent of the formula R - OH, where R is H or alkyl, or aa') a monoalkyl ether or an alkyl ether ester of a glycol, and ab) an organic solvent having a boiling point in the 60 - 160 DEG C range which is an aliphatic ketone, an alkanoic acid or an alkyl ester of hydroxyalkanoic acid or a cyclic ether, in a quantity ratio such that a homogeneous mixture is formed, and b) 0.1 to 8% by weight (based on the total solvent mixture) of a solvent whose boiling point is higher than any individual boiling point of the solvents mentioned under (a). The coating solutions produce layers whose light sensitivity is higher than that of similar layers obtained without adding (b).
Abstract:
The invention describes a developing solvent for layers which are crosslinkable by photopolymerization and contain a binder based on an elastomeric polymer, a photopolymerizable monomer compatible therewith and a photoinitiator. The developing solvent comprises a phenol ether of the general formula I wherein R1 denotes (C1-C6)n-alkyl or iso-alkyl, cycloalkyl or (C6-C12)-aryl and R2 denotes hydrogen, (C1-C6)n-alkyl or iso-alkyl or -OR1. Compared with solvents of the prior art, the developing solvent of the present invention is non-toxic, can quickly be removed from the layer and has a high capacity for layer components.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a phosphoruscontaining polymer, polyvinylmethylphosphinic acid. It is prepared by polymerization, preferably catalytic, of vinylmethylphosphinic acid or a salt thereof. The new polymer possesses valuable properties and is used, in particular, in the production of offset printing plates which have a light-sensi-tive layer.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a light-curable mixture, comprising a light-sensitive compound comprising a diazonium salt polycondensation product or an organic azido compound; and a binder comprising a polymer at least swellable in an aqueous-alkaline solution and which comprises alkenylsulfonylurethane or cycloalkenylsulfonylurethane side groups. Also disclosed are light-sensitive copying materials prepared with the mixtures.
Abstract:
A process for producing relief copies wherein the light-hardenable layer of a light-hardenable copying material, which contains a photopolymerizable mixture, a photodimerizable polymeric compound or a diazonium salt polycondensation product, is exposed to a light image, the exposed layer is subjected to a brief ultrasonic treatment, and the unexposed areas of the layer are thereafter washed away by means of a developer. As a result of the ultrasonic treatment, shorter exposure times may be used and better in-depth hardening of the layer may be achieved.