Method of producing positive polymer images
US4029505A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 1976 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S522/905
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Positive polymer images are produced on substrates having applied thereto a layer of photopolymerizable composition containing (1) a non-gaseous ethylenically unsaturated compound capable of polymerization by free-radical initiated chain propagation, (2) a dinitroso compound which is a noninhibitor of free-radical polymerization and is photochemically converted by ultraviolet radiation to an inhibitor of free-radical polymerization, and (3) a photoactivatable organic free-radical generating system. These images are produced by imagewise exposing a portion of the photopolymerizable layer through a transparency bearing an opaque image to ultraviolet radiation that converts the dinitroso compound to an inhibitor of free-radical polymerization, exposing a greater portion of the photopolymerizable layer, including the area exposed to the imagewise exposure radiation, to actinic radiation that activates the free-radical generating system but does not convert the dinitroso compound to an inhibitor of free-radical polymerization, whereby a positive polymeric image is formed in the areas not exposed to the imagewise exposure radiation.
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