High resolution, solvent resistant, thin elastomeric printing plates
US8541162B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03F7/11
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to a printing element comprising at least one polymer layer on a substrate which has photoimagable constituents and a chemically functionalized polymer to make the polymer layer either more hydrophobic or hydrophilic. In one embodiment of the present invention, the printing element comprises two adjacent polymer layers on a substrate in which the photoimaged layer comprises a polymer chemically modified with hydrophobic fluoroalkyl side groups to provide differential wetting with hydrophilic inks.
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