EP1025990A1 - Heat sensitive material , process for making lithographic printing plates and method of printing using this material - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a heat-sensitive material for preparing lithographic printing plates.
- the invention is related to a processless heat-sensitive material which yields lithographic printing plates with a high sensitivity.
- Lithographic printing is the process of printing from specially prepared surfaces, some areas of which are capable of accepting ink, whereas other areas will not accept ink.
- a photographic material is made imagewise receptive to oily or greasy ink in the photo-exposed (negative working) or in the non-exposed areas (positive working) on a ink-repelling background.
- lithographic plates also called surface litho plates or planographic printing plates
- a support that has affinity to water or obtains such affinity by chemical treatment is coated with a thin layer of a photosensitive composition.
- Coatings for that purpose include light-sensitive polymer layers containing diazo compounds, dichromate-sensitized hydrophilic colloids and a large variety of synthetic photopolymers. Particularly diazo-sensitized systems are widely used.
- the exposed image areas become insoluble and the unexposed areas remain soluble.
- the plate is then developed with a suitable liquid to remove the diazonium salt or diazo resin in the unexposed areas.
- thermoplastic polymer particles By image-wise exposure to an infrared laser, the thermoplastic polymer particles are image-wise coagulated thereby rendering the surface of the imaging element at these areas ink accepting without any further development.
- a disadvantage of this method is that the printing plate obtained is easily damaged since the non-printing areas may become ink-accepting when some pressure is applied thereto. Moreover, under critical conditions, the lithographic performance of such a printing plate may be poor and accordingly such printing plate has little lithographic printing latitude.
- EP-A- 770 494, 770 495, 770 496 and 770 497 disclose a method for making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of (1) image-wise exposing to light a heat-sensitive imaging element comprising (i) on a hydrophilic surface of a lithographic base an image-forming layer comprising hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles dispersed in a hydrophilic binder and (ii) a compound capable of converting light to heat, said compound being comprised in said image-forming layer or a layer adjacent thereto; (2) and developing a thus obtained image-wise exposed element by rinsing it with plain water.
- EP-A- 771 645 discloses a method for making a lithographic printing plate comprising the steps of:
- a heat-sensitive material for making lithographic printing plates comprising on a lithographic support a first image-forming layer comprising a hydrophilic binder, a cross-linking agent for said hydrophilic binder and dispersed hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles, and as top image-forming layer a heat switchable image forming layer comprising a heat switchable polymer wherein said top image-forming layer or a layer adjacent to said top image-forming layer comprises a compound capable of converting light into heat, characterized in that said heat switchable polymer is a polymer containing aryldiazosulphonate units.
- a higher sensitivity of an imaging element can be used to an advantage in several ways.
- the exposure time of the imaging may be shorter, increasing the output of the imaging apparatus.
- the power of the exposing source may be lower, resulting in an increase of life-time of the exposing source.
- a layer which becomes on the one hand more hydrophilic or soluble in water or on the other hand more oleophilic or less soluble in water under the influence of heat is called a heat switchable layer.
- the compound which is responsible for said switching of polarity is called a heat switchable compound.
- the top image-forming layer which becomes more oleophilic under the influence of heat comprises a polymer or copolymer which contains aryldiazosulphonate units.
- a heat switchable polymer having aryldiazosulphonate units also called aryldiazosulphonate resin, preferably is a polymer having aryldiazosulphonate units corresponding to the following formula: wherein R 0,1,2 each independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl group, a nitrile or a halogen, e.g. Cl, L represents a divalent linking group, n represents 0 or 1, A represents an aryl group and M represents a cation.
- L preferably represents divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of: -(X) t -CONR 3 -, -(X) t -COO-, -X- and -(X) t -CO-, wherein t represents 0 or 1, R 3 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group or an aryl group, X represents an alkylene group, an arylene group, an alkylenoxy group, an arylenoxy group, an alkylenethio group, an arylenethio group, an alkylenamino group, an arylenamino group, oxygen,sulfur or an aminogroup.
- A preferably represents an unsubstituted aryl group, e.g.
- phenyl group or more preferably an aryl group, e.g. phenyl, substituted with one or more alkyl group, aryl group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group or amino group.
- M preferably represents a cation such as NH4 + or a metal ion such as a cation of Al, Cu, Zn, an alkaline earth metal or alkali metal.
- a polymer having aryldiazosulphonate units is preferably obtained by radical polymerisation of a corresponding monomer. Suitable monomers for use in accordance with the present invention are disclosed in EP-A- 339 393 and EP-A- 507 008 .
- Aryldiazosulphonate monomers e.g. as disclosed above, can be homopolymerised or copolymerised with other aryldiazosulphonate monomers and/or with vinyl monomers such as (meth)acrylic acid or esters thereof, (meth)acrylamide, acrylonitrile, vinylacetate, vinylchloride, vinylidene chloride, styrene, alpha-methyl styrene etc.. In case of copolymers however, care should be taken not to impair the water solubility of the polymer.
- the amount of aryldiazosulphonate comprising units in a copolymer in connection with this invention is between 10 mol % and 60 mol %.
- an aryldiazosulphonate containing polymer may be prepared by reacting a polymer having e.g. acid groups or acid halide groups with an amino or hydroxy substituted aryldiazosulphonate. Further details on this procedure can be found in EP-A- 507 008 .
- the top image-forming layer or a layer adjacent to said layer includes a compound capable of converting light into heat.
- Suitable compounds capable of converting light into heat are preferably infrared absorbing components although the wavelength of absorption is not of particular importance as long as the absorption of the compound used is in the wavelength range of the light source used for image-wise exposure.
- Particularly useful compounds are for example dyes and in particular infrared absorbing dyes and pigments and in particular infrared absorbing pigments. Examples of infrared absorbing dyes are disclosed in EP-A- 97 203 131.4 .
- infrared absorbing pigments are carbon black, metal carbides, borides, nitrides, carbonitrides, bronze-structured oxides and oxides structurally related to the bronze family but lacking the A component e.g. WO 2.9 . It is also possible to use conductive polymer dispersion such as polypyrrole or polyaniline-based conductive polymer dispersions. Said compound capable of converting light into heat is preferably present in the top image-forming layer but can also be included in the adjacent layer.
- Said compound capable of converting light into heat is present in the imaging element preferably in an amount between 1 and 40 % by weight of the total weight of the top image-forming layer, more preferably in an amount between 2 and 30 % by weight of the total weight of the top image-forming layer.
- the compound capable of converting light into heat is most preferably present in the top image-forming layer in an amount to provide an optical density at a wavelength between 700 nm and 1500nm of at least 0.35.
- the coagulation temperature is at least 10°C below the temperature at which the decomposition of the polymer particles occurs.
- said polymer particles are subjected to a temperature above the coagulation temperature they coagulate to form a hydrophobic agglomerate in the hydrophilic layer so that at these parts the hydrophilic layer becomes hydrophobic and oleophilic.
- the weight average molecular weight of the polymers may range from 5,000 to 5,000,000g/mol.
- the polymer particles are present as a dispersion in the aqueous coating liquid of the image-forming layer and may be prepared by the methods disclosed in US-P- 3 476 937 .
- Another method especially suitable for preparing an aqueous dispersion of the thermoplastic polymer particles comprises:
- the amount of hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles contained in the image-forming layer is preferably at least 10% by weight and more preferably at least 15% by weight and most preferably at least 20% by weight of the total weight of said layer.
- a cross-linked hydrophilic binder in the first heat-sensitive layer used in accordance with the present embodiment also contains substances that increase the mechanical strength and the porosity of the layer e.g. metal oxide particles having an average diameter of at least 100 nm which are particles of titanium dioxide or other metal oxides. Incorporation of these particles gives the surface of the cross-linked hydrophilic layer a uniform rough texture consisting of microscopic hills and valleys.
- metal oxide particles having an average diameter of at least 100 nm which are particles of titanium dioxide or other metal oxides. Incorporation of these particles gives the surface of the cross-linked hydrophilic layer a uniform rough texture consisting of microscopic hills and valleys.
- titanium dioxide used in 50 to 95 % by weight of the heat-sensitive layer, more preferably in 60 to 90% by weight of the heat-sensitive layer.
- the first image-forming layer also comprises crosslinking agents, such as formaldehyde, glyoxal, polyisocyanate or a hydrolysed tetra-alkylorthosilicate.
- crosslinking agents such as formaldehyde, glyoxal, polyisocyanate or a hydrolysed tetra-alkylorthosilicate. The latter is particularly preferred.
- the weight of the first imaging layer ranges preferably from 1 to 12 g/m 2 , more preferably from 3 to 9 g/m 2 .
- the lithographic base according to the present invention can be aluminum e.g. electrochemically and/or mechanically grained and anodised aluminum.
- the lithographic base can be a flexible support.
- flexible support in connection with the present embodiment it is particularly preferred to use a plastic film e.g. substrated polyethylene terephthalate film, polyethylene naphthalate film, cellulose acetate film, polystyrene film, polycarbonate film, polyethylene film, polypropylene film, polyvinyl chloride film, polyether sulphone film.
- the plastic film support may be opaque or transparent.
- paper or glass of a thickness of not more than 1.2 mm can also be used.
- the imaging element is image-wise exposed. During said exposure, the exposed areas are converted to hydrophobic and oleophilic areas while the unexposed areas remain hydrophilic.
- Imaging in connection with the present invention is preferably done with an image-wise scanning exposure, involving the use of a laser, more preferably of a laser that operates in the infrared or near-infrared, i.e. wavelength range of 700-1500 nm. Most preferred are laser diodes emitting in the near-infrared. Exposure of the imaging element can be performed with lasers with a short as well as with lasers with a long pixel dwell time. Preferred are lasers with a pixel dwell time between 0.005 ⁇ s and 20 ⁇ s.
- the exposure of the imaging element can be carried out with the imaging element already on the press.
- a computer or other information source supplies graphics and textual information to the laser via a lead.
- the printing plate of the present invention can also be used in the printing process as a seamless sleeve printing plate.
- This cylindrical printing plate has such a diameter that it can be slided on the print cylinder. More details on sleeves are given in "Grafisch Nieuws" ed. Keesing, 15, 1995, page 4 to 6.
- the image-wise exposed imaging element can be developed by washing preferably with plain water.
- the plate is then ready for printing and can be mounted on the press.
- the imaging element can be subjected to an overall post-exposure to UV-radiation to harden the image in order to increase the run lenght of the printing plate.
- the image-wise exposed imaging element after optional wiping is mounted on a print cylinder of a printing press with the backside of the imaging element (side of the support opposite to the side having the photosensitive layer).
- the printing press is then started and while the print cylinder with the imaging element mounted thereon rotates, the dampener rollers than supply dampening liquid are dropped on the imaging element and subsequent thereto the ink rollers are dropped.
- the dampener rollers than supply dampening liquid are dropped on the imaging element and subsequent thereto the ink rollers are dropped.
- the ink rollers and dampener rollers may be dropped simultaneously.
- Suitable dampening liquids that can be used in connection with the present invention are aqueous liquids generally having an acidic pH and comprising an alcohol such as isopropanol and silica.
- dampening liquids useful in the present invention there is no particular limitation and commercially available dampening liquids, also known as fountain solutions, can be used.
- dampening liquids also known as fountain solutions.
- the invention will now be illustrated by the following examples without however the intention to limit the invention thereto. All parts are by weight unless stated otherwise.
- the first image-forming layer is coated from water onto a subbed polyester substrate resulting in a thermosensitive crosslinked hydrophilic layer with the following composition: 3.94 g/m 2 TiO 2 (average particle size 0.3 to 0.5 ⁇ m), 0.44 g/m 2 polyvinylalcohol, 2.00 g/m 2 hydrolyzed tetramethylorthosilicate and 1.49 g/m 2 of a polystyrene latex. After coating the layer was hardened for 7days at 57°C and 34%R.H.
- the azosulphonate layer was coated from methanol on top of the crosslinked first layer resulting in an IR-sensitive layer with the following composition: 0.072 g/m 2 of IR-dye 1 and 0.720 g/m 2 of a copolymer P20 containing 20 mole % of the azosulphonate 1 and 80 mole % of methyl methacrylate. Synthesis of diazosulphonate containing polymer P20
- the azogroups containing substances have to be protected from light e.g. by darkening the room or wrapping the flasks with aluminum foil.
- the reagents were obtained from Fluka and Aldrich, solvents were distilled before use.
- the resulting heat-sensitive material was imaged on a Creo 3244 TrendsetterTM at 2400 dpi, operating at drum speeds of 40, 62, 80 and 112 rpm, and a laser output of 11 Watt.
- the plate was mounted on an AB DickTM press using K+E 800TM as ink and water with 2% TameTM as fountain. Subsequently the press was started by allowing the print cylinder with the heat-sensitive material mounted thereon to rotate. The dampener rollers of the press were then dropped on the imaging element so as to supply dampening liquid to the heat-sensitive material and after 10 revolutions of the print cylinder, the ink rollers were dropped to supply ink. After 25 further revolutions clear prints were obtained with no ink-uptake in the non-image parts. An acceptable ink-uptake in the IR-imaged areas was observed at 80 rpm i.e. 242 mJ/cm 2 .
- the first layer was coated in an identical manner as in example 1.
- the top layer was coated from methanol on top of the crosslinked first layer with the following composition: 0.072 g/m 2 of IR-dye 1.
- This comparative example describes the results of a heat-sensitive material corresponding to example 1 but without the presence of a first layer i.e. no layer comprising hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles in a crosslinked hydrophilic binder.
- the first image-forming layer is coated from water onto a subbed polyester substrate resulting in a crosslinked hydrophilic layer with the following composition: 3.94 g/m 2 TiO 2 (average particle size 0.3 to 0-5 ⁇ m), 0.44 g/m 2 polyvinylalcohol, 2.00 g/m 2 hydrolyzed tetramethylorthosilicate. After coating the layer was hardened for 7days at 57°C and 34%R.H.
- the azosulphonate layer was coated from methanol on top of the crosslinked first layer resulting in an IR-sensitive layer with the following composition: 0.072 g/m 2 of IR-dye 1 and 0.720 g/m 2 of a copolymer P20 containing 20%wt of the azosulphonate 1 and 80%wt of methyl methacrylate.
- the resulting heat-sensitive material was imaged and printed as in example 1.
- An acceptable ink-uptake in the IR-imaged areas was observed at 60 rpm i.e.313 mJ/cm 2 .
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L preferably represents divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of:
-(X)t-CONR3-, -(X)t-COO-, -X- and -(X)t-CO-, wherein t represents 0 or 1, R3 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group or an aryl group, X represents an alkylene group, an arylene group, an alkylenoxy group, an arylenoxy group, an alkylenethio group, an arylenethio group, an alkylenamino group, an arylenamino group, oxygen,sulfur or an aminogroup.
A preferably represents an unsubstituted aryl group, e.g. an unsubstituted phenyl group or more preferably an aryl group, e.g. phenyl, substituted with one or more alkyl group, aryl group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group or amino group.
M preferably represents a cation such as NH4+ or a metal ion such as a cation of Al, Cu, Zn, an alkaline earth metal or alkali metal.
A polymer having aryldiazosulphonate units is preferably obtained by radical polymerisation of a corresponding monomer. Suitable monomers for use in accordance with the present invention are disclosed in EP-A- 339 393 and EP-A- 507 008. Specific examples are: Aryldiazosulphonate monomers, e.g. as disclosed above, can be homopolymerised or copolymerised with other aryldiazosulphonate monomers and/or with vinyl monomers such as (meth)acrylic acid or esters thereof, (meth)acrylamide, acrylonitrile, vinylacetate, vinylchloride, vinylidene chloride, styrene, alpha-methyl styrene etc.. In case of copolymers however, care should be taken not to impair the water solubility of the polymer. Preferably, the amount of aryldiazosulphonate comprising units in a copolymer in connection with this invention is between 10 mol % and 60 mol %.
According to another embodiment in connection with the present invention, an aryldiazosulphonate containing polymer may be prepared by reacting a polymer having e.g. acid groups or acid halide groups with an amino or hydroxy substituted aryldiazosulphonate. Further details on this procedure can be found in EP-A- 507 008.
- dissolving the hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer in an organic water immiscible solvent,
- dispersing the thus obtained solution in water or in an aqueous medium and
- removing the organic solvent by evaporation.
The invention will now be illustrated by the following examples without however the intention to limit the invention thereto. All parts are by weight unless stated otherwise.
The reagents were obtained from Fluka and Aldrich, solvents were distilled before use.
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- A heat-sensitive material for making lithographic printing plates comprising on a lithographic support a first image-forming layer comprising a hydrophilic binder, a cross-linking agent for said hydrophilic binder and dispersed hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles, and as top image-forming layer a heat switchable image forming layer comprising a heat switchable polymer wherein said top image-forming layer or a layer adjacent to said top image-forming layer comprises a compound capable of converting light into heat;characterized in that said heat switchable polymer is a polymer containing aryldiazosulphonate units.
- A heat-sensitive imaging element according to claim 1 wherein the amount of aryldiazosulphonate units in said polymer is between 10 mol % and 60 mol %.
- A heat-sensitive imaging element according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said polymer with aryldiazosulphonate units is a copolymer with a monomer selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylic acid or esters thereof, (meth)acrylamide, acrylonitrile, vinylacetate, vinylchloride, vinylidene chloride, styrene, alpha-methyl styrene.
- A heat-sensitive imaging element according to any of claims 1 to 3 wherein said aryldiazosulphonate units are substituted aryldiazosulphonate units.
- A heat-sensitive imaging element according to any of claims 1 to 4 wherein the compound capable of converting light into heat is an infrared absorbing component.
- A heat-sensitive imaging element according to claim 5 wherein said infrared absorbing component is an infra-red absorbing dye.
- A heat-sensitive imaging element according to claim 5 wherein said infrared absorbing component is an infra-red absorbing pigment.
- A method for providing a lithographic printing plate comprising the following steps:image-wise exposing an imaging element according to any of claims 1 to 7;developing said exposed imaging element with plain water or an aqueous solution.
- A method for printing comprising the following steps:exposing an imaging element according to any of claims 1 to 7;mounting the exposed imaging element on a press;applying fountain and afterwards or simultaneously ink on the imaging element; andprinting from said imaging element.
- A method for printing comprising the following steps:mounting an imaging element according to any of claims 1 to 7 on a press;exposing the mounted imaging element applying fountain and afterwards or simultaneously ink on the imaging element; andprinting from said imaging element.
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