EP0359483A2 - Elément photographique traité ultrarapide - Google Patents

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EP0359483A2
EP0359483A2 EP89309128A EP89309128A EP0359483A2 EP 0359483 A2 EP0359483 A2 EP 0359483A2 EP 89309128 A EP89309128 A EP 89309128A EP 89309128 A EP89309128 A EP 89309128A EP 0359483 A2 EP0359483 A2 EP 0359483A2
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  • the present invention relates to photographic film capable of ultra rapid processing in automatic processors, and particularly to rapid processable black-and-white electronic imaging films or roomlight handleable graphic arts films.
  • a consistent goal in photography has been the reduction in time required to process a photographic film to obtain a high quality image.
  • Many improvements had to be implemented both in the photographic film and processing chemistry before medical imaging moved from hand processing to automatic processors producing high quality images in 90 seconds.
  • the improvements had to be made in four critical functions which are development, fixing, washing and drying.
  • the reason why improvements had to be made in the functions themselves is that as the processing cycle is shortened, one or more of these are not completed. This can lend to images having low density, dye stain, film dampness or other deficiencies.
  • the goal of more rapid processing is desirable, the shortened development, fixing, washing and drying cycles place more stringent requirements on the photographic film.
  • Our invention is aimed at laser scanners, particularly those using a Helium/Neon laser or laser diodes. Any other laser source may also be used, of course.
  • the diode has the benefit of potentially huge power increases over other laser sources.
  • a commercially available 3M Laser Imager uses a 15 mW diode. However, literature has already appeared on 100 mW diodes.
  • Ultra Rapid Processing is defined in the content of the present invention as 10 to 60 seconds dry-to-dry time in an automatic processor.
  • the present invention is aimed particularly at electronic imaging due to the potential for more powerful exposing devices.
  • the introduction of more powerful imaging devices will lead to finer grain silver halide films requiring thinner layers or less gelatin.
  • the reduced gelatin and fine grain emulsion are extremely advantageous for rapid processing.
  • Also critical is a high hardness to reduce swelling and water retention which reduces the demands of drying.
  • a good example of increased power from a recording device is a laser diode.
  • the present laser diode scanners (3M Laser Imager) use a 15 mwatt diode emitting in the near infrared, commonly from 770 to 830 nm.
  • Literature has already appeared on experimental laser diodes capable of producing 100 mwatts of output power. This would mean a 6 to 7 fold power increase over the present 15 mwatt diode.
  • the increased power will permit the use of a much smaller silver halide grain leading to a much easier transition to an ultra rapid processing system.
  • the driving forces to ultra rapid processing are quite basic.
  • the first would be an increase in productivity. More films could be processed in a given time period.
  • the second is faster throughput for an individual film so as to reduce the waiting time from 90 to 30 seconds. This would be useful in medical applications such as in an emergency room or in determining whether additional images are required to complete a patient examination.
  • the present invention describes an ultra rapid processing system for silver halide photographic films.
  • the invention is directed towards electronic imaging in the medical markets such as CRT or laser imaging and to roomlight handleable graphic arts films. However, this is not meant to limit the invention to the medical market or electronic imaging.
  • the invention is demonstrated with fine grain, silver halide films exposed with a laser scanning device.
  • any of the various types of photographic silver halide emulsions may be used in the practice of the present invention.
  • Silver chloride, silver bromide, silver iodo­ bromide, silver chlorobromide, silver chlorobromoiodide and mixtures thereof may be used for example. Any configuration of grains, cubic orthorhombic, hexagonal, epitaxial, lamellar, tabular or mixtures thereof may be used.
  • These emulsions are prepared by any of the well known procedures, e.g., single or double jet emulsions as described by Nietz et al., U.S. Patent 2,222,264, Illingsworth, U.S. Patent 3,320,069, McBride, U.S. Patent 3,271,157 and U.S. Patents 4,425,425 and 4,425,426.
  • the silver halide emulsions of this invention can be unwashed or washed to remove soluble salts.
  • the soluble salts can be removed by chill-­setting and leaching or the emulsion can be coagulation washed e.g., by the procedures described in Hewitson et al., U.S. Patent 2,618,556; Yutzy et al., U.S. Patent 2,614,928; Yackel, U.S. Patent 2,565,418; Hart et al., U.S. Patent 3,241,969; and Waller et al., U.S. Patent 2,489,341.
  • Photographic emulsions in accordance with this invention can be sensitized with chemical sensitizers, such as with reducing agents; sulfur, selenium or tellurium compounds; gold, platinum or palladium compounds; or combinations of these.
  • chemical sensitizers such as with reducing agents; sulfur, selenium or tellurium compounds; gold, platinum or palladium compounds; or combinations of these.
  • Suitable chemical sensitization procedures are described in Shepard, U.S. Patent 1,623,499; Waller, U.S. Patent 2,399,083; McVeigh, U.S. Patent 3,297,447; and Dunn, U.S. Patent 3,297,446.
  • the silver halide emulsions of this invention can contain speed increasing compounds such as polyalkylene glycols, cationic surface active agents and thioethers or combinations of these as described in Piper, U.S. Patent 2,886,437; Chechak, U.S. patent 3,046,134; Carroll et al., U.S. Patent 2,944,900; and Goffe, U.S. Patent 3,294,540.
  • speed increasing compounds such as polyalkylene glycols, cationic surface active agents and thioethers or combinations of these as described in Piper, U.S. Patent 2,886,437; Chechak, U.S. patent 3,046,134; Carroll et al., U.S. Patent 2,944,900; and Goffe, U.S. Patent 3,294,540.
  • Silver halide emulsions of this invention can be protected against the production of fog and can be stabilized against loss of sensitivity during keeping.
  • Suitable antifoggants and stabilizers which can be used alone or in combination, include the thiazolium salts described in Staud, U.S. Patent 2,131,038 and Allen U.S. Patent 2,694,716; the azaindenes described in Piper, U.S. Patent 2,886,437 and Heimbach, U.S. Patent 2,444,605; the mercury salts described in Allen, U.S. Patent 2,728,663; the urazoles described in Anderson, U.S. Patent 3,287,135; the sulfocatechols described in Kennard, U.S.
  • Patent 3,235,652 the oximes described in Carrol et al., British Patent 623,448; nitron; nitroindazoles; the polyvalent metal salts described in Jones, U.S. Patent 2,839,405; the thiuronium salts described in Herz, U.5. Patent 3,220,839; and the palladium, platinum and gold salts described in Trivelli, U.S. Patent 2,566,263 and Damschroder, U.S. Patent 2,597,915.
  • Silver halide grains in accordance with the invention can be dispersed in colloids that can be hardened by various organic or inorganic hardeners, alone or in combination, such as the aldehydes, and blocked aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic and carbonic acid derivatives, sulfonate esters, sulfonyl halides and vinyl sulfones, active halogen compounds, epoxy compounds, aziridines, active olefins, isocyanates, carbodiimides, mixed function hardeners and polymeric hardeners such as oxidized polysaccharides, e.g., dialdehyde starch, oxyguargum, etc.
  • various organic or inorganic hardeners such as the aldehydes, and blocked aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic and carbonic acid derivatives, sulfonate esters, sulfonyl halides and vinyl sulfones, active halogen compounds, epoxy compounds, azirid
  • Photographic emulsions according to the present invention can contain various colloids alone or in combina­tion as vehicles or binding agents.
  • Suitable hydrophilic materials include both naturally-occurring substances such as proteins, for example, gelatin, gelatin derivatives (e.g., phthalated gelatin), cellulose derivatives, poly­saccharides such as dextran, gum arabic and the like; and synthetic polymeric substances such as water soluble poly­vinyl compounds, e.g., poly(vinylpyrrolidone) acrylamide polymers or other synthetic polymeric compounds such as dispersed vinyl compounds in latex form, and particularly those which increase the dimensional stability of the photographic materials.
  • Suitable synthetic polymers include those described, for example, in U.S.
  • Emulsions in accordance with this invention can be used in photographic elements which contain antistatic or conducting layers, such as layers that comprise soluble salts, e.g., chlorides, nitrates, etc., evaporated metal layers, ionic polymers such as those described in Minsk, U.S. Patents 2,861,056 and 3,206,312 or insoluble inorganic salts such as those described in Trevoy, U.S. Patent 3,428,451.
  • antistatic or conducting layers such as layers that comprise soluble salts, e.g., chlorides, nitrates, etc., evaporated metal layers, ionic polymers such as those described in Minsk, U.S. Patents 2,861,056 and 3,206,312 or insoluble inorganic salts such as those described in Trevoy, U.S. Patent 3,428,451.
  • Photographic emulsions of the invention can be coated on a wide variety of supports.
  • Typical supports include polyester film, subbed polyester film, poly(ethylene terephthalate) film, cellulose nitrate film, cellulose ester film, poly(vinyl acetal) film, polycarbonate film and related or resinous materials, as well as glass, paper, metal and the like.
  • a flexible support is employed, especially a paper support, which can be partially acetylated or coated with baryta and/or an alpha-olefin polymer, particularly a polymer of an alpha-olefin containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms such as polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylenebutene copolymers and the like.
  • Emulsions of the invention can contain plasti­cizers and lubricants such as polyalcohols, e.g., glycerin and diols of the type described in Milton, U.S. Patent 2,960,404; fatty acids or esters such as those described in Robijns, U.S. Patent 2,588,765 and Duane, U.S. Patent 3,121,060; and silicone resins such as those described in DuPont British Patent 955,061.
  • polyalcohols e.g., glycerin and diols of the type described in Milton, U.S. Patent 2,960,404
  • fatty acids or esters such as those described in Robijns, U.S. Patent 2,588,765 and Duane, U.S. Patent 3,121,060
  • silicone resins such as those described in DuPont British Patent 955,061.
  • the photographic emulsions as described herein can contain surfactants such as saponin, anionic compounds such as the alkylarylsulfonates described in Baldsiefen, U.S. Patent 2,600,831 fluorinated surfactants, and amphoteric compounds such as those described in Ben-Ezra, U.S. Patent 3,133,816.
  • surfactants such as saponin
  • anionic compounds such as the alkylarylsulfonates described in Baldsiefen, U.S. Patent 2,600,831 fluorinated surfactants
  • amphoteric compounds such as those described in Ben-Ezra, U.S. Patent 3,133,816.
  • Photographic elements containing emulsion layers as described herein can contain matting agents such as starch, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, silica, polymeric beads including beads of the type described in Jelley et al., U.S. Patent 2,992,101 and Lynn, U.S. Patent 2,701,245.
  • matting agents such as starch, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, silica, polymeric beads including beads of the type described in Jelley et al., U.S. Patent 2,992,101 and Lynn, U.S. Patent 2,701,245.
  • Emulsions of the invention can be utilized in photographic elements which contain brightening agents including stilbene, triazine, oxazole and coumarin brightening agents.
  • Brightening agents including stilbene, triazine, oxazole and coumarin brightening agents.
  • Water soluble brightening agents can be used such as those described in Albers et al., German Patent 972,067 and McFall et al., U.S. Patent 2,933,390 or dispersions of brighteners can be used such as those described in Jansen, German Patent 1,150,274 and Oetiker et al., U.S. Patent 3,406,070.
  • Photographic elements containing emulsion layers according to the present invention can be used in photo­graphic elements which contain light absorbing materials and filter dyes such as those described in Sawdey, U.S. Patent 3,253,921; Gaspar, U.S. Patent 2,274,782; Carroll et al., U.S. Patent 2,527,583 and Van Campen, U.S. Patent 2,956,879.
  • the dyes can be mordanted, for example, as described in Milton and Jones, U.S. Patent 3,282,699.
  • Contrast enhancing additives such as hydrazines, rhodium, iridium and combinations thereof are also useful.
  • Photographic emulsions of this invention can be coated by various coating procedures including dip coating, air knife coating, curtain coating, or extrusion coating using hoppers of the type described in Beguin, U.S. Patent 2,681,294. If desired, two or more layers may be coated simultaneously by the procedures described in Russell, U.S. Patent 2,761,791 and Wynn, British Patent 837,095.
  • the silver halide photographic elements can be used to form dye images therein through the selective formation of dyes.
  • the photographic elements described above for forming silver images can be used to form dye images by employing developers containing dye image formers, such as color couplers, as illustrated by U.K. Patent No. 478,984; Yager et al., U.S. Patent No, 3,113,864; Vittum et al., U.S. Patent Nos. 3,002,836, 2,271,238 and 2,362,598.
  • the developer contains a color-developing agent (e.g., a primary aromatic amine which in its oxidized form is capable of reacting with the coupler (coupling) to form the image dye.
  • a color-developing agent e.g., a primary aromatic amine which in its oxidized form is capable of reacting with the coupler (coupling) to form the image dye.
  • instant self-developing diffusion transfer film can be used as well as photothermographic color film or paper using silver halide in catalytic proximity to reducable silver sources and leuco dyes.
  • the couplers may be present either directly bound by a hydrophilic colloid or carried in a high temperature boiling organic solvent which is then dispersed within a hydrophilic colloids.
  • the colloid may be partially hardened or fully hardened by any of the variously known photographic hardeners.
  • Such hardeners are free aldehydes (U.S. Patent 3,232,764), aldehyde releasing compounds (U.S. Patent 2,870,013 and 3,819,608), s-triazines and diazines (U.S. Patent 3,325,287 and 3,992,366), aziridines (U.S. Patent 3,271,175), vinylsulfones (U.S. Patent 3,490,911), carbodiimides, and the like may be used.
  • the dye-forming couplers can be incorporated in the photographic elements, as illustrated by Schneider et al. Die Chemie , Vol. 57, 1944, p. 113, Mannes et al. U.S. Patent No. 2,304,940, Martinez U.S. Patent No. 2,269,158, Jelley et al. U.S. Patent No. 2,322,027, Frolich et al. U.S. Patent No. 2,376,679, Fierke et al. U.S. Patent No. 2,801,171, Smith U.S. Patent No. 3,748,141, Tong U.S. Patent No. 2,772,163, Thirtle et al. U.S. Patent No.
  • the dye-forming couplers are commonly chosen to form subtractive primary (i.e., yellow, magenta and cyan) image dyes and are non-diffusible, colorless couplers, such as two and four equivalent couplers of the open chain keto­methylene, pyrazolone, pyrazolone, pyrazolotriazole, pyra­zolobenzimidazole, phenol and naphthol type hydrophobically ballasted for incorporation in high-boiling organic (coupler) solvents.
  • photographic addenda such as coating aids, antistatic agents, acutance dyes, antihalation dyes and layers, antifoggants, latent image stabilizers, antikinking agents, and the like may also be present.
  • HIRF high intensity reciprocity failure
  • stabilizers for this purpose are chloropalladites and chloroplatinates (U.S. Patent No. 2,566,263), iridium and/or rhodium salts (U.S. Patent No. 2,566,263; 3,901,713), cyanorhodates (Beck et al., J. Signaletzorulsmaterialen, 1976, 4 , 131), and cyanoiridates.
  • the films were tested in a modified 3M XP-515, 90 second, automatic processor which (in the standard operating mode) can be adjusted to give dry-to-dry processing times of roughly 120 to 70 seconds.
  • the standard production model was modified by switching the drive gears. This allowed dry-to-dry processing times of 90 to 22 seconds.
  • the XP-515 processor uses a water spray system and has infrared drying.
  • the processor contained Kodak RP X-Omat developer and fix. The fix temperature was 91°F throughout the study whereas the developer temperature was examined at 95 and 104°F.
  • a hardness test was run on many of the coatings. This test determines the melting time of the light sensitive material and was described previously on page 110 of Suzuki, E.P.A. 238,271.
  • a 1 cm by 2 cm film strip is cut and immersed in a 1.5% aqueous, sodium hydroxide solution.
  • the sodium hydroxide solution was held at 50°C without agitation.
  • the melting time is the time required for the emulsion layer to dissolve into the sodium hydroxide solution.
  • the drying property and water content of the films were evaluated by procedures described on page 117 and 108 respectively of Suzuki, E.P.A. 238,271.
  • the drying property of a film was evaluated by the degree of sticking between processed films.
  • the processing cycle time in each case was 30 seconds dry-to-dry and the rating scale was 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent). Ratings 3-5 were considered acceptable but rating 2 would be insufficient drying for practical applications.
  • the water content of the photographic materials was measured in a fashion very similar to that described in E.P.A. 238,271.
  • the films were run through a Kodak M6 processor containing Kodak RP X-Omat developer and fix at 95°F and 90°F respectively.
  • the 20 by 20 cm test films were exposed to light and then partially processed.
  • Emulsion A was a 64% chloride and 36% bromide emulsion with an average size of 0.24 micrometers.
  • Emulsion B was an ammoniacal iodobromide emulsion with all potassium iodide and ammonia in the kettle before precipitation. The resulting emulsion was 3% iodide and 97% bromide with an average grain size of 0.24 micrometers.
  • Emulsion C was a 64% chloride and 36% bromide emulsion with an average grain size of 0.17 ⁇ .
  • Emulsion D was a 90% chloride and 10% bromide emulsion with a 0.09 micrometer average grain size.
  • Emulsions A, C and D were chemically digested with p-toluenesulfinic acid, sodium thiosulfate and sodium gold tetrachloride (NaAuCl4). A sulfur and gold digest was used for emulsion B.
  • Final preparation of the emulsions comprised adjusting the pH to 6.5 to 7.0 and the pAg to 7.2.
  • Sensitizing dyes (1-3 below), phenyl-5-mercaptotetrazole (PMT), ammonium salts and phosphonium salts were added as methanol solutions.
  • Poly(ethylacrylate) (PEA) was added as a 20% aqueous dispersion.
  • Formaldehyde hardener and leucophor BCF (LEUC, Sandoz) were added as aqueous solutions.
  • the coated and dried films were aged one week before exposing on a sensitometer for 10 ⁇ 3 seconds through various narrow band filters to mimic the light output of the different laser devices.
  • Emulsion A (0.24 microns, Cl/Br) was coated with different levels of gelatin and overcoated with varying thickness of topcoat (TC).
  • the coating additives per mole of silver consisted of 30 mg of infrared dye, Dye 2, 115 mg of PMT, 20 g of PEA and 11 mg (per g of gelatin) of formaldehyde.
  • the films were coated at 2.4 grams of silver per square meter on blue, 7 mil polyester base with an infrared absorbing, antihalation back coating.
  • the AH formula was described in U.S. Patent Application 59,931, Example 2.
  • the AH flows were reduced to 68% for this application which produced an AH layer with 2.80 g gelatin/m2 and 3.65 mg of formaldehyde hardener per gram of gelatin.
  • the materials were exposed with a 820 nm narrow band filter and developed with processor cycle times of 90, 45 and 30 seconds at both 104° and 95°F developer temperature. The results are listed in Table 1.
  • the results are listed in Table 2 with all trials coated at 2.4 g Ag/m2.
  • the ammonium and phosphonium salts show little, if any, improvement in the loss of speed and contrast for 30 second processing at a developer temperature of 95°F.
  • the ammonium and phosphonium salts greatly reduce the loss of speed and contrast for 30 second development at a developer temperature of 104°F.
  • the favored salt would be the ammonium salt, THAI, which increases the initial speed and provides sensitometric values at 30 second processing in 104°F developer (see Example 14) equal to a system without any additives (Example 6) processed in 90 seconds with 95°F developer.
  • the hardness level is also critical for rapid processing.
  • Lower hardener quantities (Examples C and D) reduce the loss of speed and contrast on rapid processing but lead to reduced drying properties and melting times. Therefore, the level of hardener is critical to ultra rapid processing and must be sufficient to ensure adequate drying.
  • Example 14 Feasibility of ultra rapid processing in present exposing devices was demonstrated for Example 14.
  • Example 14 was exposed on a 3M Laser Imager incorporating a 15 mwatt laser diode emitting at 820 nm.
  • a step wedge was printed on the film of Example 14.
  • a step wedge was also printed with the 3M Laser Imager at the same contrast and density settings (equal power) on a typical 90 second processable film, Example B.
  • Example B was processed at 90 seconds dry-to-dry whereas Example 14 was processed at 30 seconds in the XP-515 processor. Both films were processed in 95°F developer.
  • the density steps are plotted in Table 3 and verify that film 14 gives the same densities processed at 30 seconds as a standard film, Example B, processed at 90 seconds dry-to-dry.
  • film 14 was dry after 30 second processing and passed the ANSI test for hypo retention demonstrating 30 year archival stability.
  • Table 4 contains a summary of data presented earlier for Example 14 and Example B.
  • the sensitometric data in Table 4 was obtained from the 10 ⁇ 3 second flash sensitometer described at the beginning of the experimental section in combination with an 820 nm narrow band filter.
  • the first two entries in Table 4 support the conclusion of the feasibility study shown above using the 3M Laser Imager which conclusion is that Example B processed for 90 seconds is roughly equivalent to Example 14 processed for 30 seconds.
  • Entry 3 in Table 4 shows that greater densities can be obtained from Example 14 processed at 30 seconds by increasing the developer temperature from 95°F to 104°F, Therefore, ultra rapid processing (30 seconds dry-to-dry) has been demonstrated with experimental film 14 and a laser scanning device (3M Laser Imager).
  • TABLE 3 Step Wedge (Step #) Density* (Ex.
  • Fine grain emulsions C and D were tested for ultra rapid processing.
  • the coatings were prepared as described in Examples 1-16 but with dyes D-2 and D-3 and lower silver coatings weights of 1.7 and 1.4 g Ag/m2 respectively.
  • Formaldehyde was the hardening agent.
  • Full details of the coating additives are given in Table 5. This set was coated on 7 mil (0.018 cm) clear polyester base and sensitometric results were evaluated With an 820 nm narrow band filter.
  • the data in Table 5 show that the 0.16 ⁇ emulsion can be used in the present laser exposing devices even with 30 second, dry-to-dry processing.
  • the 0.16 ⁇ emulsion (Example 20) was optimized for speed with dye, D-3, and then processed with a 30 second cycle time with 104°F developer.
  • the sensitometric data for Example 20 are identical to Example B processed in 90 seconds using 95° developer. Therefore, the 15 mwatt laser diode in 3M's Laser Imager would produce sufficient energy (see also Example 17) to image the 0.16 ⁇ emulsion (Example 20) when the developer temperature is set at 104°F and the processor has a 30 second cycle time.
  • Examples 21-24 do not have sufficient sensitivity to produce images off a laser device in present production when processed in 30 seconds.
  • the films are roughly 1.0 log E slow which would require a 10 fold power increase in the laser scanning device. Although this appears to be a dramatic power increase, this may be obtained in the near future since papers and articles have appeared on 100 mwatt laser diodes.
  • Fine grain emulsion D (0.09 microns, Cl/Br) was tested further for ultra rapid processing.
  • the emulsion layer was coated with different levels of gelatin and overcoated with varying thickness of topcoat (TC).
  • the coating additives were the same as example 21 in Table 5.
  • the set was coated on 7 mil (0.018 cm) clear polyester base and sensitometric results were evaluated with an 820 nm narrow band filter.
  • the AH formula coated on the reverse side of the base was described in U.S. Patent Application 59,931, Example 2.
  • the AH flows were reduced to 30% for these examples which produced an AH layer with 1.24 g gelatin/m2 and 7.3 mg of formaldehyde per gram of gelatin. The results are given in Table 6.
  • examples 25-33 are basically the same as for examples 21-24. Examples 25-33 do not have sufficient sensitivity to produce images off a laser device in present production when processed in 30 seconds. The films are roughly 1.0 log E slow which would require a 10 fold power increase in the laser scanning devices. Although this appears to be a dramatic power increase, this may be obtained in the near future since papers and articles have appeared on 100 mwatt laser diodes.
  • Emulsion B (0.24 micron, Br/I) was sensitized with 100 mg/mole Ag of dye, D-1. Also added was 20 g/mole Ag of PEA and formaldehyde.
  • the trials were coated on 7 mil clear polyester base at 2.2 g Ag/m2.
  • the polyester base hd an antihalation backside coating containing an AH dye absorbing at 633 nm, 2.80 g of gelatin/m2 and 7.38 mg of formaldehyde hardener per gram of gelatin.
  • the films were exposed with a 633 nm narrow band filter with the results listed in Table 7.

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