Heat sensitive imaging element and a method for producing lithographic plates therewith
US5908731A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S430/165
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
According to the present invention there is provided a heat mode imaging element comprising in the order given: PA1 i) a lithographic base having a hydrophilic surface, PA1 ii) a layer comprising a metal and/or a metallic derivative capable of being ablated by actinic radiation and PA1 iii) a hydrophobic layer characterized in that the hydrophobic layer is a cross-linked layer.
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