Processless thermal printing plate with well defined nanostructure
US6230621A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M5/465
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
According to the present invention there is provided a heat-sensitive material for making lithographic printing plates having on a lithographic support an image-forming layer including a hydrophilic binder, a cross-linking agent for the hydrophilic binder, metal oxide particles with a mean diameter of at least 100 nm and dispersed hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles, characterized in that the image-forming layer has a ratio of specific surface (in m.sup.2 per g) over mean roughness(in .mu.m) of more than 0.65 and that the mean pore width is less than 15 nm.
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