Heat mode sensitive imaging element for making positive working printing plates
US6391517B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41C2210/262
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
According to the present invention there is provided a heat mode imaging element for making a lithographic printing plate having on a lithographic base with a hydrophilic surface a first layer including a polymer, soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution and a top layer on the same side of the lithographic base as the first layer which top layer is IR-sensitive and unpenetrable for an alkaline developer wherein said first layer and said top layer may be one and the same layer; characterized in that said top layer contains a polymer that lowers the dynamic friction coefficient of the top layer to less than 0.37, and wherein said polymer in the top layer is polytetrafluoroethylene.
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