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Method for making an offset printing plate according to the silver salt diffusion transfer process

US5905015A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 10, 1997
Grant dateMay 18, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 10, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03F7/063
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention provides a finisher for a lithographic plateobtained by a DTR process comprising (a) hydrophobizing agent(s) in a total concentration between 0.1 g/l and 10 g/l, (a) surface-active compound(s) and (a) polyglycol(s) or (a) carbohydrate(s), characterized in that said finisher further comprises a non-proteinic hydrophilic film-forming binder selected from the group consisting of dextrin, maltodextrin and dextran in a concentration between 10 and 200 g/l.

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