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Heat mode sensitive imaging element for making positive working printing plates

US6569594B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 1999
Grant dateMay 27, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2019

Classification

  • 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 for providing a lithographic printing plate consisting of a lithographic base with a hydrophilic surface and a top layer that is sensitive to IR-radiation, comprises a polymer soluble in an aqueous alkaline solution, and is unpenetrable for an aqueous alkaline developer, characterized in that said top layer comprises a polysiloxane surfactant.

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