Heat sensitive imaging element for providing a lithographic printing plate
US6096471A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M5/368
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
According to the present invention there is provided a heat-sensitive imaging element for providing a lithographic printing plate, comprising a support and as top layer a heat switchable image forming layer comprising a hardened hydrophilic binder and a heat switchable polymer wherein said top layer or a layer adjacent to said top layer comprises a compound capable of converting light into heat; characterized in that said heat switchable polymer is a polymer containing aryldiazosulphonate units.
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