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Water developable diazo based lithographic printing plate comprising an intermediate layer having a polysaccharide

US5403694A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 10, 1993
Grant dateApr 4, 1995
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Expiry dateDec 10, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/022
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides an imaging element comprising on a support in the order given, a hydrophilic layer containing a hydrophilic (co)polymer or (co)polymer mixture and being hardened with a hydrolyzed tetraalkyl orthosilicate crosslinking agent and a light sensitive layer containing a diazo resin or a diazonium salt characterized in that an intermediate hydrophilic layer containing an organic compound having one or more cationic groups is provided between said hydrophilic layer and said light-sensitive layer. There is further provided a method for making such an imaging element and a method for making a lithographic printing plate therewith.

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