US3723159A - Method for the production of a photographic element - Google Patents

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US3723159A
US3723159A US00106595A US3723159DA US3723159A US 3723159 A US3723159 A US 3723159A US 00106595 A US00106595 A US 00106595A US 3723159D A US3723159D A US 3723159DA US 3723159 A US3723159 A US 3723159A
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    • C08ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
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    • G03CPHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIALS FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PURPOSES; PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES, e.g. CINE, X-RAY, COLOUR, STEREO-PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES; AUXILIARY PROCESSES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
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    • G03CPHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIALS FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PURPOSES; PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES, e.g. CINE, X-RAY, COLOUR, STEREO-PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES; AUXILIARY PROCESSES IN PHOTOGRAPHY
    • G03C8/00Diffusion transfer processes or agents therefor; Photosensitive materials for such processes
    • G03C8/24Photosensitive materials characterised by the image-receiving section
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    • G03C8/28Image-receiving layers containing development nuclei or compounds forming such nuclei
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    • C08ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
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  • ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A method for the production of a photographic element which comprises ozone-oxidizing a roughened, biaxially stretched polystyrene film and applying thereon a suspension containing gelatin as the binder, and photographic element thus formed.
  • the present invention relates to a method for the production of a photographic element strengthened in adhesion between a film support consisting of polystyrene (socalled polystyrene synthetic paper) and a photographic emulsion containing gelatin as a binder.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to pro vide an improved method for the production of the same by using a roughened, biaxially stretched polystyrene film support after oxidizing it with ozone.
  • Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a useful and practical photographic element having an excellent whiteness, opacity and a strong adhesion strength between the support and the photographic emulsion layer or the image-accepting layer in both dry and wet states.
  • the present invention is directed to a method for the production of a photographic element which comprises placing a roughened, biaxially stretched polystyrene film in an ozone atmosphere and then applying an emulsion or a suspension containing gelatin as the binder to said film.
  • emulsion or suspension containing gelatin as the binder is intended to cover an aqueous emulsion or suspension of gelatin prepared by the addition or without the addition of silver halides, such as, silver chloride, silver bromide, silver chlorobromide, silver iodobromide, etc.; a sensitive diazo compound, a developing nucleus for an image-accepting element used in a silver salt diffusion transfer process or other necessary components to an aqueous solution containing gelatin.
  • silver halides such as, silver chloride, silver bromide, silver chlorobromide, silver iodobromide, etc.
  • a sensitive diazo compound a developing nucleus for an image-accepting element used in a silver salt diffusion transfer process or other necessary components to an aqueous solution containing gelatin.
  • the roughened, biaxially stretched polystyrene film can be prepared by stretching a film made up previously of a polystyrene resin by the conventionally known process for biaxial stretching of plastics and subjecting the so obtained stretched film to various roughening treatments.
  • the practice of the biaxial stretching may be successful in either a simultaneous stretching or a consecutive stretching.
  • the roughening process may be effected by contacting the stretched film with organic solvents which can dissolve or swell 1 the polystyrene resin.
  • tetrahydrofuran methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, methylene chloride, ethylene chloride, cyclohexane, dimethyl formamide, acetone, acetonyl acetone, amyl acetate, amyl propionate, amyl toluene, benzene, n-butanol, iso-butanol, sec-butanol, nbutyl acetate, n-butyl lactate, iso-butyl acetate, sec-butyl acetate, n-butyl propionate, carbon tetrachloride, chlorobenzene, chloroform, cumene, cyclohexanone, cyclohexyl acetate, 'cyclopentadiene, cymene, di-iso-butyl ketone, dioxane, ethyl
  • the swelled film is further contaced with another organic solvent having a good compatibility with the organic solvents used in the foregoing swelling treatment, and yet not capable of dissolving polystyrene, or with water to roughen the surface of said film.
  • organic solvents used in the foregoing swelling treatment, and yet not capable of dissolving polystyrene, or with water to roughen the surface of said film.
  • these are amyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, butylene glycol, butyl glycol, cyclohexanol, diacetone, diethylene glycol, diethyl glycol, diluol-3, dipentene, ethanol, ethyl diglycol, ethylene glycol, ethyl glycol, hexylene glycol, methanol, methyl iso-butyl carbinol, methyl chlorohexanol, methyl diglycol, methyl glycol, pentasol, n-propanol, is
  • the practical effects of contacting thereof may usually be secured by means of dipping the .film in said organic solvent, applying said organic solvent to the film by a roller applicator and a brush, or spraying'said organic solvent onto the film by a sprayer.
  • the preparation of a film with a whiteness and an opacity suitable for purposes herein, can be easily achieved according to the selection of the solvent to be used and variation of time in contacting the film with the solvent.
  • the effective roughening treatment thereof other than the contacting process with organic solvent is also obtained without impairing the goals of the present invention.
  • a process of roughening by mechanical abrasion a process of roughening accompanied by whitening of the whole film incorporated with a foaming agent being capable of generating a gas depending upon the decomposition on heating thereof, or a process of roughening by molding a film together with 1 It is diflicult to distinguish dissolving from swelling.”
  • dissolving means that the molecules of polystyrene layer melt into the solvent, while swelling means that the solvent is kept in the molecules of the polystyrene.
  • the polystyrene resin may contain white pigments, selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, barium sulfate, calcium sulfate, barium carbonate, lithopone, alumina white, silica white and the like, of if necessary, a colored pigment.
  • white pigments selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, barium sulfate, calcium sulfate, barium carbonate, lithopone, alumina white, silica white and the like, of if necessary, a colored pigment.
  • the polystyrene resin is generally excellent in exhibiting Water-resistance, dimensional stability, stiffness and the other properties. Since the film thus treated is excellent in the whiteness and the opacity, it may be very desirable to employ said film as a support for a photographic element.
  • a polystyrene resin presents a problem in that it is difficult to firmly bond the coating to the polystyrene support on application of a hydrophilic gelatin-containing emulsion to its surface. This is due to the hydrophobic and chemically inactive properties of polystyrene.
  • the present invention overcomes the foregoing complications by contacting the roughened polystyrene film with an ozone atmosphere to ozone-oxidize it and thereafter applying the photo-sensitive emulsion containing gelatin, as the binder or a coating composition for an image-accepted layer.
  • gelatin in addition to gelatin, other binders may be employed.
  • cellulose acetate maleate copolymers of vinyl compounds and maleic anhydride
  • copolymers of acrylamide and methacrylic acid polyvinyl pyrrolidone polyacrylic acid
  • copolymers of styrene and acrylates copolymers of styrene and maleic anhydride
  • terpolymers of styrene, acrylates and maleic anhydride This layer is used in the silver salt diffusion transfer process.
  • a gelatin layer may be applied onto the so treated surface and a photosensitive emulsion may be applied, containing gelatin as the binder or a coating composition for image-accepting layer which is used in the silver salt diffusion transfer process.
  • a gelatin layer may be applied onto the so treated surface and a photosensitive emulsion may be applied, containing gelatin as the binder or a coating composition for image-accepting layer which is used in the silver salt diffusion transfer process.
  • the cohesive failure strength is sufiicient for providing the good adhesion strength required between the photographic emulsion layer or the image-accepting layer and the support to the photographic paper.
  • the adhesion strength between the so treated support and the photographic emulsion layer containing gelatin or the image-accepting layer will not be deteriorated even after storing for long periods of time.
  • the present invention is characterized by treating the roughened polystyrene support with ozone.
  • emulsion layer photographic emulsion layer
  • image-accepting layer the image-accepting layer
  • the term good adhesion is intended to cover a peeling strength of over 8 g./min., which is practically sufiicient in the adhesion strength between the emulsion layer or the image-accepting layer on the photographic film and the support.
  • good adhesion is intended to show a releasing strength of over 2 g./mm.
  • EXAMPLE 1 A biaxially stretched polystyrene support having 0.1 mm. thickness was dipped into a solution consisting of 7 parts ethyl acetate and 1 part ethanol for 3 seconds and then in methanol for 30 seconds to whiten and opalize the support.
  • the so roughened polystyrene support was divided into three sections, each of them being subjected to ozoneoxidation under the following conditions, respectively, by means of an ozone-generating apparatus (0-10-2 type manufactured by Nippon Ozone Co., Ltd).
  • Treating Treating Ozone concentration time temperature g./500 liter air (rnin.) (rnin.) C.
  • each surface on the so ozone-oxidized, roughened polystyrene support was contacted with a gelatin silver halide photographic emulsion having the following composition:
  • the adhesion was exceedingly inferior in both dry and wet states. That is, it was below 2 g./mm. in dry state and nearly g./ mm. in wet state.
  • EXAMPLE 2 A biaxially stretched polystyrene support having a thickness of 0.1 mm. was dipped in a solution consisting of 1 part acetone and 1 part methyl ethyl ketone for 3 seconds and then in methanol for 30 seconds to obtain a whitened, opalized support with a micro porous layer on the surface. The so roughened polystyrene support was divided and subjected to ozone-oxidation under the same conditions as in Example 1, and thereafter the following aqueous gelatin solution was applied in the following proportions per 1 m? of said film:
  • EXAMPLE 3 A biaxially stretched polyethylene support having 0.2 mm. thickness was dipped into a solution consisting of 1 part benzene and 1 part acetone for 2 seconds and in methanol for 30 seconds to obtain a whitened, opalized film support with a mirco porous layer on the surface. Said roughened polystyrene support was divided and subjected to ozone-oxidation under the same conditions as in Example 1 and thereafter a coating solution for an image accepting layer, which was used in a silver salt diffusion transfer process, having the following composition was applied thereto in the following proportions per 1 m. of said film:
  • the peeling test of said image-accepting elements was carried out and the adhesion strength was confirmed to be suflicient for the purpose of using it as an image-accepting layer for a silver salt diffusion transfer process in both dry and wet states.
  • EXAMPLE 4 A biaxially stretched polystyrene film support having a thickness of 0.2 mm. was dipped into a solution consisting of 15 parts ethylene dichloride, 15 parts ethanol and 1 part water for 3 seconds and then into methanol for 30 seconds to obtain a whitened and opalized film support with a micro porous layer on the surface. Said roughened polystyrene support was divided and subjected to ozoneoxidation under the same conditions as in Example 1. Subsequently a gelatin-silver halide color photographic emulsion having the following composition was applied in the following proportions per 1 m. of said film:
  • a method for the production of a photographic element which comprises ozone-oxidizing a roughened, biaxially stretched polystyrene film and applying thereon, a suspension containing gelatin as the binder.
  • said suspension is a composition for forming an image-receiving layer which comprises a gelatin binding agent and particles of a developing nucleus capable of reducing light-exposed silver halide, dispersed therein.
  • pigment particles are selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, barium sulfate, calcium sulfate, barium carbonate, lithopone, white alumina and white silica.
  • the roughened polystyrene film is prepared by treating the biaxially stretched polystyrene film with an organic solvent capable of dissolving or swelling the surface of said polystyrene film and subsequently contacting the so treated film with a non-solvent for said polystyrene.
  • the organic solvent is a member selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrofuran, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, methylene chloride, ethylene chloride, cyclohexane, dimethyl formamide, acetone, acetonyl acetone, amyl acetate, amyl propionate, amyl toluene, benzene, n-butanol, iso-butanol, sec-butanol, n-butyl acetate, n-butyl lactate, iso-butyl acetate, sec-butyl acetate, n-butyl propionate, carbon tetrachloride, chlorobenzene, chloroform, cumene, cyclohexanone, cyclohexyl acetate, cyclopentadiene, cymene, di-iso-butyl
  • non-solvent is a member selected from the group consisting of amyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, butylene glycol, butyl glycol, cyclohexanol, diacetone, diethylene glycol, diethyl glycol, diluol-3, dipentene, ethanol, ethyl diglycol, ethylene glycol, ethyl glycol, hexylene glycol, methanol, methyl iso-butyl carbinol, methyl chlorohexanol, methyl diglycol, methyl glycol, pentasol, n-propanol, iso-propanol, propylene glycol, turpentine (natural) and liquid hydrocarbons of from 5-10 carbon atoms.

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