WO2002076758A1 - Heat-sensitive plate material for lithographic plate formation, process for producing the same, coating fluid, and lithographic plate - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a heat-sensitive printing plate for forming a lithographic plate which can be used in a CTP (Computer To Plate) system, a method for manufacturing the same, and a coating material used for manufacturing the printing plate
- the present invention relates to a printing solution and a lithographic plate obtained by making the plate material.
- the present applicant has conducted a drawing by heat in accordance with the information, thereby forming a heat-sensitive type in which an ink receiving portion and a non-receiving portion are formed on the plate surface (the surface to which ink is applied during printing).
- a plate material that does not require a development step and can provide a lithographic plate with excellent printing durability. This plate is referred to as a "thermosensitive plate for forming a lithographic plate”.
- the lithographic plate obtained by making this plate material is used, for example, for printing using oil-based ink.
- the plate has an oil-based ink receiving portion (lipophilic portion) and a non-receiving portion (hydrophilic portion). It is formed.
- the ink is retained in the lipophilic portion of the plate, and in the offset printing method, this ink is used as a rubber blanket.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-18449 discloses a microphone opening capsule containing a component (lipophilic component) that becomes a lipophilic portion (image portion) by heat as a heat-sensitive material for a plate material. And a polymer (hydrophilic binder polymer). Further, this hydrophilic polymer has a functional group capable of three-dimensionally cross-linking and a functional group which reacts with a lipophilic component in the microcapsule after the microcapsule is broken by heat to form a chemical bond.
- This publication also discloses a plate material in which a heat-sensitive layer (hydrophilic layer) made of the above-described heat-sensitive material is formed on a support surface, and then a hydrophilic polymer is three-dimensionally cross-linked.
- a heat-sensitive layer hydrophilic layer
- the lipophilic component in the micro force plate becomes a polymer and becomes a lipophilic portion (image portion).
- the lipophilic component reacts with the hydrophilic polymer to form a chemical bond.
- this plate material does not require development in the plate making process, and the resulting lithographic plate has much better press life and excellent hydrophilic part (non-image part) performance. It is described that it is possible to obtain a print of a clear image without (uniformly generated thin stains).
- WO (International Publication) No. 98/292558 discloses that a three-dimensional cross-linking of a hydrophilic polymer is carried out by using a Lewis base moiety containing nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur, and a polyvalent metal ion such as tin. It is disclosed that the printing durability of the printing plate described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-18449 is further enhanced by the interaction with the printing plate.
- This publication also discloses that a hydrophilic portion (non-image portion) of the plate surface is stabilized by forming a hydrophilic polymer thin film layer as a surface protective agent on the surface of the heat-sensitive layer (hydrophilic layer). To prevent dirt from adhering to the plate It is described.
- a lithographic plate which does not require a developing step and has excellent printing durability and excellent performance of a hydrophilic portion (non-accepting portion of oil-based ink) can be obtained.
- these plate materials are improved in terms of the mechanical strength and printing performance of the lithographic plate obtained by plate making (especially, the stains are less likely to occur in the non-image areas (non-image areas) of the printed matter).
- the WOO 0/6 3 0 2 6 discloses a binding which is denoted in the heat-sensitive layer of the lithographic forming the heat-sensitive plate materials with polyvalent metal oxide or formula (S i 0 2) n It is disclosed that the inclusion of such molecules further enhances the mechanical strength and printing performance of a lithographic plate obtained by plate-making this plate material. However, even with this plate material, there is room for further improvement in terms of the printing performance of the printed matter by the lithographic plate obtained by plate making (particularly, making the non-image area less likely to be stained).
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-253533 discloses a heat-sensitive layer of a heat-sensitive printing plate for forming a lithographic plate, which contains a microencapsulated lipophilic component and a hydrophilic binder polymer. It is described that a porous structure having an average pore diameter of 0.05 to 1 is formed on the surface of the hydrophilic layer. It also states that if a lithographic plate obtained by making a plate from this plate material is used, no special dampening solution is required for printing and the amount of dampening solution used can be reduced.
- microcapsules also exist on the surface side of the heat-sensitive layer (for example, a portion within 0.1 lm from the surface). Microphone capsules are easily exposed on the lithographic surface during printing. Therefore, if the surface of the microcapsules does not have sufficient hydrophilicity, oily ink adheres to the exposed microcapsules, and the non-image portion of the printed matter may be stained.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-185857 discloses a printing plate having excellent hydrophilicity, water resistance and printing resistance by making the surface of a hydrophilic layer mainly composed of an organic substance porous. It is stated that it can be obtained. However, if a porous structure mainly composed of an organic substance exists on the surface of the printing plate, there is a problem that it is difficult to obtain the mechanical strength required for the printing plate.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-310645 discloses that, as a heat-sensitive layer of a heat-sensitive printing plate material for forming a lithographic plate, a composite particle comprising at least a hydrophobizing precursor and a light-to-heat conversion agent is hydrophilically coated. It describes that a layer dispersed in a neutral medium is formed. In this printing plate, high printing performance is obtained by using a sol-gel converting material as the medium. Further, it is described that as the medium, a resin having a siloxane bond and a silanol group is preferable.
- WO98 / 42021 and WO98 / 420213 also disclose a specific lipophilic layer as a plate material that does not require a development step, is inexpensive and can be easily manufactured. And those having an oil-repellent layer on a support are described.
- an oleophilic layer is formed on a support, and an oleophobic layer is further formed thereon.
- This oil-repellent layer is composed of a colloid composed of a specific metal oxide or metal hydroxide, and a matrix composed of a crosslinked polymer.
- a matrix composed of a crosslinked polymer is formed by the dehydration condensation of the sol-gel conversion ⁇ silane coupling agent.
- the elasticity of the layer formed by the sol-gel conversion / dehydration condensation of the silane coupling agent is not sufficient for a printing plate.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-333429 discloses a plate material in which a photosensitive layer and a hydrophilic layer are formed in this order on a support, and the plate is made by abrasion. It is described that titanium oxide and / or zinc oxide fine particles are contained in a hydrophilic layer in order to increase efficiency.
- this plate material has a problem that the scattered material during the abrasion stains the optical system used for the abrasion or adheres to the obtained plate.
- a first object of the present invention is to provide a lithographic heat-sensitive printing plate material that does not require a developing step, and that the lithographic plate obtained by plate-making has a printing performance of a lithographic printing plate (particularly, a non-image portion is less likely to be stained). It is an object of the present invention to provide a printing plate having improved mechanical properties and having the necessary mechanical strength as a printing plate.
- a second object of the present invention is to make it possible to increase the water retention capacity of a lithographic plate obtained by plate-making while reducing the amount of dampening water used during printing while achieving the first object. It is. Disclosure of the invention
- the present invention provides a heat-sensitive composition containing fine particles (hereinafter referred to as “lipophilic-part-forming particles”) that change by heat to form a lipophilic part on a plate surface and an organic polymer.
- a surface portion which is a surface side portion of the heat-sensitive layer does not contain the fine particles, contains a metal oxide, and has a hydrophilic property.
- the organic polymer has been cured by the metal oxide, the surface portion has a thickness of 0.1 m or more, and the base portion of the thermosensitive layer which is closer to the support than the surface portion is formed.
- a heat-sensitive printing plate material for forming a lithographic plate characterized in that the fine particles are contained in an organic polymer.
- a heat-sensitive layer 2 is supported on a support 1.
- the heat-sensitive layer 1 is composed of an organic polymer 4 containing lipophilic part-forming particles 3.
- the portion on the surface side of the heat-sensitive layer I (the portion having a thickness of 0.1 jum or more from the surface: the surface portion) 2 1 has no lipophilic portion-forming particles 3 and metal oxide 5 Exists.
- the surface portion 21 is made of a hydrophilic organic polymer 41, and the polymer 41 is hardened by the metal oxide 5.
- the portion on the support side of the heat-sensitive layer 2 (base portion) 22 contains lipophilic portion-forming particles 3.
- Base 2
- the organic polymer 42 constituting 2 may not be a hydrophilic organic polymer.
- heat is applied to the portion of the heat-sensitive layer which is to be used as the oil-ink-receiving portion, so that the parent material existing in the portion is formed.
- the lipophilic part is formed by changing the oily part forming particles. The particles present in the portion that is not heated are present in the organic polymer of the heat-sensitive layer as they are after plate making.
- the heat-sensitive layer of the plate material of the present invention has a surface portion containing no lipophilic portion-forming particles at a thickness of 0.1 ⁇ m or more, the heat-sensitive layer also has a surface portion of a lithographic plate obtained by plate-making the plate material. However, there are no lipophilic portion-forming particles having a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the surface portion.
- the hydrophilic organic polymer constituting the surface portion is cured by a metal oxide, the surface portion of the obtained lithographic plate has a hardness corresponding to the hardness.
- the lithographic plate obtained from the plate material of the present invention is better than the conventional lithographic plate (lithographic plate obtained from a plate material in which the hydrophilic organic polymer forming the surface of the heat-sensitive layer is not cured by the metal oxide). It is hard.
- the planographic plate obtained from the plate material of the present invention has a higher surface resistance than the conventional planographic plate, and therefore has higher printing resistance than the conventional planographic plate.
- the thickness of the surface portion needs to be 0.1 ⁇ m or more in the entire surface of the plate material, but the thickness is the same in the surface of the plate material. It is not necessary. If the thickness of the surface portion is less than 0.1, the above-described effects cannot be substantially obtained.
- the thickness of the surface portion is, for example, 10 / im or less.
- the preferable range of the thickness of the surface portion varies depending on the laser intensity used at the time of plate making, the number of printing copies performed using a planographic plate to be produced, and the like.
- the ratio is small (the amount of the hydrophilic organic polymer is small and the amount of the metal oxide is large), the hydrophilicity of the surface portion becomes insufficient or the surface portion becomes too hard.
- the ratio is large (the content of the hydrophilic organic polymer is large and the content of the metal oxide is small), the mechanical strength of the surface portion becomes insufficient.
- the surface of a metal oxide particle is exposed to metal atoms and / or oxygen atoms in an unsaturated state (in a state where any valency is not satisfied); There are parts where groups are present.
- the exposed metal atom and / or oxygen atom and the OH group form a hydrophilic organic compound. It is believed to function as a crosslinker for the polymer.
- the OH groups form stable hydrogen bonds with the hydrophilic groups of the hydrophilic polymer. Therefore, it is presumed that particles composed of metal oxides are effective cross-linking agents for hydrophilic polymers.
- the hydrophilic organic polymer is polyacrylic acid
- the metal oxide is tin oxide (S n 0 2), as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of carboxyl groups (hydrophilic group) of polyacrylic Le acid there are S n 0 2 particles between, OH groups plurality present on the surface of the S n 0 2 particles, each force Rupokishiru group and a hydrogen bond of polyacrylic acrylic acid.
- polyacrylic acid is crosslinked by S n 0 2 particles.
- this crosslinking does not impair the hydrophilicity of the lipoxyl group.
- the crosslinked polyacrylic acid becomes insoluble in water while being hydrophilic, and becomes harder than non-crosslinked polyacrylic acid. Further, even if the degree of crosslinking is high, the high hydrophilicity of the hydrophilic portion is maintained.
- the organic polymer constituting the surface portion that is the surface side portion of the heat-sensitive layer is a hydrophilic organic polymer.
- An organic polymer is a polymer composed of an organic compound. Examples thereof include poly (meth) acrylate, polyoxyalkylene, polyurethane, epoxy ring-opening addition polymerization, poly (meth) acrylic acid, and poly (meth) acrylamide. And polyester-based, polyamide-based, polyamine-based, polybutyl-based, or polysaccharide-based polymers, or a composite of these.
- a polymer having these organic polymers as a basic skeleton and having at least one kind of hydrophilic functional group is a hydrophilic organic polymer.
- Hydrophilic functional groups include carboxyl, phosphate, sulfonic, amide, amino, Examples include a hydroxyl group and a polyoxyethylene group.
- An organic polymer having a functional group in the form of a salt of carboquinate, phosphate, sulfonate, amide, or amine salt is also a hydrophilic organic polymer.
- hydrophilic organic polymer forming the surface portion examples include those described in JP-A-7-18449, W098 / 29258, WO00 / 63026. And the like can be used.
- hydrophilic organic polymer forming the surface portion it is preferable to use a homopolymer or a copolymer synthesized using at least one of the following hydrophilic monomers (monomer having a hydrophilic group).
- hydrophilic monomers (meth) acrylic acid, its alkali metal salts and amine salts, itaconic acid, its alkali metal salts and amine salts, 2-hydroxyhexyl (meth) acrylate, (meth) acrylamide, N- Monomethylol (meth) acrylamide, N-dimethylol (meth) acrylamide, arylamine (including its hydrohalide), 3-bulpropionic acid (including its alkali metal and amine salts), vinyl sulfone Acids (including their alkali metal salts and diamine salts), 2-sulfoethyl (meth) acrylate, polyoxyethylene glycol mono (meth) acrylate, 2-acrylamide 1-methylpropanesulfonate, and acid phosphodiester Oxypolyoxyethylene glycol mono (meth) a Relate, Ariruamin (including its hydrohalide salt).
- the hydrophilic organic polymer forming the surface portion is preferably an organic polymer having a carboxyl group.
- an acrylic acid-based polymer or a methyl atalylic acid-based polymer is preferable because of a large interaction with a metal oxide.
- Acrylic acid-based polymers and methacrylic acid-based polymers include poly (meth) acrylic acid homopolymers, copolymers of (meth) acrylic acid and other monomers, and poly (meth) acrylic acid. Includes tellurized polymers, and salts thereof.
- the surface portion is made of an acrylic acid-based polymer or a methacrylic acid-based polymer cured with a metal oxide, the surface portion of the printing plate becomes particularly hard.
- the other monomer may be used as long as the purpose of the present invention is not impaired.
- Well-known monomers can be used.
- the hydrophilicity of the surface portion of the printing plate is particularly improved.
- hydrophilic monomers (1) monomers having an amide group such as acrylamide, (2) monomers having a carboxyl group such as methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, and 2-methacryloyl quishethyl succinic acid, and (3) (meth) acrylic acid Monomers having a hydroxyl group such as 2-hydroxyethyl, hydroxypropyl (meth) acrylate, (methyl) hydroxybutyl acrylate, and butyl alcohol; polyethylene glycol diacrylate, polyethylene glycol monoacrylate, methoxy poly Monomers having an oxyethylene unit such as ethylene glycol methacrylate, and monomers having a sulfonic acid group such as 2-atarylamide 2-methylpropanesulfonic acid.
- a copolymer is used as the hydrophilic organic polymer constituting the surface portion, there is no particular restriction on the arrangement. Any sequence such as an alternating copolymer, a random copolymer, a block copolymer, and a graft copolymer may be used. The rows may be mixed.
- the number average molecular weight of the hydrophilic organic polymer constituting the surface portion is preferably from 1,000 to 2,000,000, more preferably from 10,000 to 100,000. If the molecular weight is too low, the mechanical strength of the surface may be insufficient. If the molecular weight is too high, the viscosity when dissolved in a solvent increases, so that it is difficult to form a surface portion by a method of dissolving in a solvent and applying the solution.
- the metal oxide constituting the surface portion may be a compound represented by M X O y J or a hydrate of the compound when a metal atom or a metalloid atom is represented by M and x and y are real numbers.
- M X O y ⁇ nH 2 0 ”(n is a natural number) can be used.
- a polyvalent metal oxide in which the valence of a metal atom or a metalloid atom is 2 or more is preferable because of its high ability to cure a hydrophilic organic polymer.
- the metal oxide constituting the surface portion a peroxide, a lower oxide, or a composite oxide of a metal atom or a metalloid atom can be used.
- a composite oxide it is preferable that at least one of the metal oxides constituting the composite oxide is a polyvalent metal oxide.
- Metal atoms and metalloid atoms having a valence of 2 or more include Cu, Ag, Au, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Be, Zn, Cd, Al, Ti, Si, Zr, Sn , V, Bi, Sb, Cr, Mo, W, Mn, Re, Fe, Ni, Co, Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, Pt, and rare earth elements.
- metal oxides include silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, titanium oxide, zirconium oxide, zinc oxide, manganese dioxide, tin oxide, titanium peroxide, magnesium oxide, molybdenum oxide, iron oxide, and oxide gel.
- silicon dioxide aluminum oxide
- titanium oxide zirconium oxide
- zinc oxide zinc oxide
- manganese dioxide tin oxide
- titanium peroxide magnesium oxide
- molybdenum oxide titanium peroxide
- Manium, vanadium oxide, antimony oxide, and tungsten oxide may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- Tin oxide has a particularly large effect of insolubilizing and hardening the hydrophilic organic polymer in water.
- the particle diameter of the metal oxide constituting the surface portion is preferably 1 m or less as a primary particle diameter, and more preferably 0.1 nm or more and 100 nm or less. If the particle size of the metal oxide used is too large, the mechanical strength and / or water resistance of the surface may be insufficient.
- hydrophilic organic polymer and the metal oxide various additives may be used in the surface portion of the present invention and the coating liquid for forming the same, as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired. Can be contained.
- a photothermal conversion material having an absorption band suitable for the wavelength of the laser may be added for the purpose of improving the sensitivity to the laser during plate making.
- This substance includes polymethine dyes (cyanine dyes), phthalocyanine dyes, dithiol metal complex dyes, naphthoquinones, anthraquinone dyes, triphenyl methane dyes, amidium, diimmonium dyes, Azo-based disperse dyes, indoor diphosphorus metal complex dyes, and intermolecular CT dyes.
- carbon black can also be suitably used. Carbon black is particularly preferred because it has a wide wavelength range to absorb and can efficiently convert laser light energy to heat energy.
- a hydrophilic substance may be added to the surface portion. Examples of the hydrophilic substance include polyether compounds such as polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol, gay compounds such as tetraethoxysilane and tetramethoxysilane, and gay acids such as sodium gayate, potassium gaylate and lithium gayate. It is preferable to use an alkali salt, colloidal silica or the like.
- the lithographic plate obtained from this plate material will have good hydrophilicity on the plate surface, so that ink wiping properties at the start of printing (ink non-reception of the plate) (The property that the part repels oil-based ink).
- ink wiping properties at the start of printing ink non-reception of the plate
- the property that the part repels oil-based ink The property that the part repels oil-based ink.
- a heat-sensitive layer containing fine particles and an organic polymer, which is changed by heat to form a lipophilic portion on the plate surface is supported by a support.
- the present invention provides a method for producing a heat-sensitive plate material for forming a lithographic plate, characterized by forming the surface portion.
- the plate material of the present invention can be obtained by setting the coating thickness of the coating liquid such that the thickness of the surface portion after drying is 0.1 ⁇ m or more.
- a coating solution containing a hydrophilic organic polymer, a metal oxide acting as a curing agent for the organic polymer, and lipophilic portion-forming particles is coated on a support.
- the lipophilic portion-forming particles in the coating film are moved toward the support, and a portion where the particles do not exist is formed with a thickness of 1 m or more on the surface side of the coating film. dry.
- the method of moving the particles is as follows: (1) a method of applying an electric field by charging the particles, (2) a method of applying a magnetic field by magnetizing the particles, and (3) using particles having a higher specific gravity than the coating liquid.
- a first coating liquid containing a hydrophilic organic polymer, a metal oxide acting as a curing agent for the organic polymer, and a first solvent as a coating liquid for forming a surface portion.
- a second coating solution containing an organic polymer, lipophilic portion-forming particles, and a second solvent is prepared.
- the first solvent As the first solvent, the polymer and the metal oxide contained in the first coating solution are dissolved, the lipophilic portion-forming particles are not dispersed, and the polymer contained in the second coating solution is dissolved.
- the second solvent is not compatible with the first solvent and is contained in the first coating liquid.
- the polymer contained in the second coating solution is dissolved without dissolving the polymer and the metal oxide, the lipophilic portion-forming particles are dispersed, and a solvent having a higher specific gravity than the first solvent is used.
- a liquid mixture of the first coating liquid and the second coating liquid is applied onto a horizontally placed support, and left as it is.
- the coating film composed of the mixed solution is separated from the coating film composed of the first coating liquid and the coating film composed of the second coating liquid, and the former having a lower specific gravity has a specific gravity closer to the surface.
- the latter having a higher value is disposed on the support side.
- these coating films are dried. Thereby, the base portion and the surface portion are simultaneously formed on the support.
- the metal oxide cures the hydrophilic organic polymer, and if this curing reaction occurs in the coating solution, the coating solution will precipitate or gel. As a result, a uniform coating film may not be obtained. In addition, long-term storage may increase the viscosity of the coating solution.
- the coating liquid for forming the surface portion a liquid in which the metal oxide and the hydrophilic organic polymer are present in an inactive state to each other.
- the method there are a method of using a metal oxide which is in an inactive state with respect to the hydrophilic organic polymer by the stabilizer, and a method of neutralizing the hydrophilic organic polymer with a base.
- Acids or bases can be used as the stabilizer.
- the acid that can be used as the stabilizing agent may be any of an organic acid and an inorganic acid, and specific examples include acetic acid and hydrochloric acid.
- Examples of the base that can be used as the stabilizer and the neutralizing agent for the hydrophilic organic polymer include a hydroxide of an alkali metal element or an alkaline earth metal element. (Sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, etc.), amine compounds (chain amine, cyclic amine, aromatic amine, aliphatic amine, polyamine, etc.) and ammonia.
- Preferred bases as the stabilizer include monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, ethylamine, getylamine, triethylamine, methylamine, dimethylamine, trimethylamine, and ammonia.
- the stabilizer and the neutralizing agent it is preferable to use a base having a lower boiling point than the solvent contained in the coating liquid. As a result, the stabilizer is removed together with the solvent at the time of drying after the coating liquid is applied, so that the stabilizer does not remain in the plate material. From this point, it is preferable to use ammonia as the stabilizer.
- a metal oxide sol dispersion liquid in which metal oxide particles are dispersed in a liquid
- impurities are removed by an ion exchange resin, particularly an anion exchange resin. It is preferable to use those that have been used.
- the above-mentioned various additives and a surfactant for uniformly forming a surface portion may be added to the coating liquid.
- a conventionally known technique can be adopted. Specifically, the solvent is dried after the coating liquid is applied using a method such as vacuum coating, roller coating, die coating, blade coating, dip coating, doctor knife, spray coating, flow coating, or brush coating. . When drying the solvent, heating may be performed as necessary, or drying may be performed under reduced pressure. In addition, an operation called post-curing, in which heating is further performed after drying is completed, may be performed.
- the surface of the heat-sensitive layer is porous.
- the surface portion is one in which a hydrophilic organic polymer is cured by a metal oxide. Therefore, when the surface is porous, the porous structure is formed of a hydrophilic organic polymer cured with a metal oxide.
- a porous structure has a higher elasticity than an inorganic porous structure formed by agglomeration of particles made of metal oxides, and thus the surface portion of the heat-sensitive layer has the porous structure.
- the planographic plate obtained from the plate material of the invention is hardly broken during printing.
- the lithographic plate obtained by plate-making the plate material has a high water retention capacity.
- the hydrophilicity of the non-ink receiving portion (hydrophilic portion) of the lithographic plate is favorably maintained, and the non-image portion of the printed matter is less likely to be stained.
- the lipophilic portion-forming particles melted at the base during heating for plate making
- the lipophilic portion-forming particles are microcapsules
- the lipophilic component that has come out of the microcapsules is easily exposed to the surface through the pores. Therefore, the sensitivity as a heat-sensitive layer can be increased while the surface portion is made thick.
- the size of the pores on the porous surface is preferably 1 nm or more and 100 m or less, more preferably 10 nm or more and 10 m or less in terms of an average diameter. If the pores are too small, it is difficult for water to penetrate into the surface of a lithographic plate obtained from this plate material, so that the above-mentioned effect of improving the water retention ability cannot be sufficiently obtained. If the pores are too large, the resolution of the printed image may decrease when printing using a lithographic plate obtained from this plate material. Preferred methods for forming the surface of the heat-sensitive layer into a porous structure are described below.
- a base is formed on a support using a coating liquid for forming the base.
- a coating solution containing a metal oxide stabilized with ammonia and a hydrophilic organic polymer neutralized with ammonia is prepared as a coating solution for forming the surface portion.
- this coating liquid is applied on the base portion.
- the coating film is dried under conditions that cause phase separation, and the solvent and ammonia are removed from the coating film.
- the surface obtained by this method is made of a hydrophilic organic polymer cross-linked with a metal oxide, and has an open-cell-type network-like porous structure as shown in FIG. Therefore, the planographic plate obtained by making a plate material having this surface portion has a particularly high water retention capacity and mechanical strength.
- this method comprises only simple steps of applying a liquid and drying a coating film, a porous surface portion can be easily formed.
- the base portion which is a portion closer to the support than the surface portion of the heat-sensitive layer, contains an organic polymer and lipophilic portion-forming particles.
- This base portion may be formed of a conventional heat-sensitive layer (for example, a hydrophilic layer described in JP-A-7-18449, a recording layer described in WO98 / 29258, and a WOO / Since it corresponds to the heat-sensitive layer described in JP-A-63026, it can be formed by a conventional method for forming a heat-sensitive layer or the same method as described in these publications.
- the organic polymer forming the base portion may be a polymer made of an organic compound, but is preferably a hydrophilic organic polymer, like the organic polymer forming the surface portion.
- the hydrophilic organic polymer that can be used for the base portion is the same as the hydrophilic organic polymer for the surface portion, and preferred materials and the like are the same as the hydrophilic organic polymer for the surface portion.
- the base portion and the surface portion may be made of the same hydrophilic organic polymer. In this case, the boundary between the base portion and the surface portion is not clear, but there is no particular problem.
- the organic polymer forming the base portion is described in JP-A No. 7-18449, WO 98/292 58, or WO 00/63026. It is preferably cured by a crosslinking method or a curing method.
- a hydrophilic organic polymer having a Lewis base portion is used as an organic polymer forming a base portion, and this polymer is cured with a polyvalent metal oxide. By doing so, printing resistance can be increased.
- the polyvalent metal oxides that can be used in this case are exemplified in the above-mentioned surface section. Among them, use silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide, tin oxide, titanium peroxide, or titanium oxide. Is preferred.
- Examples of the lipophilic part-forming particles include microparticles made of the following materials and microcapsules containing a lipophilic component.
- the materials include: (1) thermoplastic resins such as polyethylene resin, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyvinyl chloride resin, polyamide resin, and thermoplastic polyurethane;
- the plate material of the present invention is made by applying heat to a portion of the heat-sensitive layer which serves as an ink receiving portion of the plate. At this time, heat reaching the base via the surface or heat converted from light such as laser by a photothermal conversion substance is
- the particles forming the lipophilic portion in the source portion change, and the particles and the surface portion Or the removal of the organic polymer present on the surface side of the particles, thereby forming a lipophilic portion (ink receiving portion) on the plate surface.
- the lipophilic portion-forming particles are fine particles other than micro force cells, a plurality of fine particles are fused by heat to form a lipophilic portion on the plate surface.
- the lipophilic portion-forming particles are microcapsules containing a lipophilic component (a component forming a lipophilic portion)
- the lipophilic component comes out of the microcapsules due to heat, so that the lipophilic portion is formed on the plate surface. It is formed.
- a liquid lipophilic component is contained as a core substance in the capsule membrane of the micro-mouth capsule, heat destroys the capsule membrane and the lipophilic component comes out of the capsule.
- a lipophilic portion is formed on the printing plate.
- microcapsules containing a lipophilic component When microcapsules containing a lipophilic component are used as the lipophilic portion-forming particles, the heat energy required during plate making can be suppressed lower than when microparticles other than microcapsules are used. Therefore, it is preferable to use microcapsules containing a lipophilic component as the lipophilic portion-forming particles. Also, by using microcapsules, a threshold value can be set for the energy during plate making.
- the particle diameter of the lipophilic portion-forming particles those having an average particle diameter of 10 m or less are preferably used, and those having an average particle diameter of 5 or less are preferably used for high-resolution applications.
- the lipophilic part-forming particles are microcapsules containing a lipophilic component
- the lipophilic component preferably has a reactive functional group. As a result, the printing resistance of the lipophilic portion of the lithographic plate obtained by plate making is increased.
- the reactive functional groups include a hydroxyl group, a carboxyl group, an amino group, an aryl group, a vinyl group, a methacryloyl group, an acryloyl group, a thiol group, Examples include an epoxy group and an isocyanate group.
- the lipophilic portion-forming particles are a micro force capsule containing a lipophilic component, a pigment, a pigment, A light-to-heat conversion material, a polymerization initiator, a polymerization inhibitor, a catalyst, and other various additives may be contained as a core substance.
- a dye and / or a light-to-heat conversion substance because a laser can be used as a heat source during plate making.
- the use of laser prepress makes it possible to describe images more precisely.
- a sensitizer In the base portion, a sensitizer, a light-to-heat conversion material, a heat destruction agent, a color former, and a sensitizer, as described in WO98 / 292558, etc., as long as the object of the present invention is not impaired. It may contain additives such as a reactive substance, a hydrophilic modifier, a melt absorbent, a lubricant, and a surfactant. It is preferable to use carbon black as the light-to-heat conversion material for the reason described in the section of the additive to the surface portion. These additives may be contained in the lipophilic portion-forming particles, or may be contained in the organic polymer in which the particles are dispersed.
- the support for supporting the heat-sensitive layer is selected from known materials in consideration of the performance and cost required in the printing field.
- a support made of natural paper or synthetic paper a support in which a waterproof resin is laminated on natural paper or synthetic paper, or a support made of coated paper can be used.
- a support having a composite structure in which an aluminum thin film is provided on the surface of paper or a plastic sheet by means of vapor deposition or lamination can also be used.
- a surface-treated support may be used to improve the adhesion between the support and the thermosensitive layer.
- the surface treatment method include a corona discharge treatment and a blast treatment.
- Aluminum support is “Surface treatment of aluminum” by Sadajiro Kokubo (1975 Uchida Lao Tsuruho Shinsha), Yoshio Daimon “PS plate making and printing technology” (1976 Nippon Printing) ), By Yonezawa Teruhiko, "PS Version Introduction” (published by the Printing Society of 1993), etc., using methods described in known literature such as degreasing, surface roughening, degreasing, electrolytic polishing, and anodizing. It is preferable to perform a treatment or the like.
- an adhesive layer may be provided on the support, and a heat-sensitive layer may be formed on the adhesive layer.
- Materials used for this adhesive layer include silane coupling agents such as a-aminoprovitriethoxysilane and a-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, and Shozaburo Yamada, “Dictionary of Adhesion and Adhesion,” published by Asakura Shoten Adhesives such as acrylic, urethane, cellulosic, epoxy, or arylamine-based adhesives described in (1986), “Adhesion Handbook” edited by The Adhesion Association of Japan, published by Nippon Kogyo Shimbun (1980), etc. Can be used.
- the plate material of the present invention has a form in which the heat-sensitive layer (base portion and surface portion) is formed directly on the plate cylinder of the printing press, not in the form in which the heat-sensitive layer is supported by a plate-like support. May be taken.
- the plate cylinder of the printing press corresponds to the support.
- a form in which a heat-sensitive layer is formed on a cylindrical body called a sleeve mounted on a plate cylinder of a printing press may be adopted.
- the cylinder The body corresponds to the support.
- the present invention also provides a lithographic plate obtained by using the plate material of the present invention or the plate material produced by the method of the present invention to change lipophilic portion-forming particles by heat to form a lipophilic portion on the plate surface.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a lithographic printing plate of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a state in which a hydrophilic organic polymer on a surface portion is cured by a metal oxide in a heat-sensitive printing plate material for forming a lithographic plate of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged view (electron micrograph) showing the porous structure of the surface of the lithographic printing plate material of the present invention.
- propylene glycol alginate as a protective colloids ( "Dakkuroi de LF" Kibun off one Dokemifa Ltd., number average molecular weight: 2 X 1 0 5) a 3. 6 g, polyethylene in as microcapsule wall-forming material
- An aqueous phase was prepared by dissolving glycol (“PE G400” manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Co., Ltd.) in 2.91 g and purified water in 11.6.4 g.
- the oily component and the aqueous phase were emulsified by mixing at room temperature at a rotation speed of 600 rpm using a homogenizer.
- this emulsified dispersion was transferred into a water bath heated to 60 ° C. together with the container, and stirred at a rotation speed of 500 rpm for 3 hours.
- a dispersion was obtained in which the microcapsules (MC-A) having an average particle size of 2 m were dispersed in water.
- This microcapsule contains glycidyl methacrylate and trimethylolpropane triacrylate as lipophilic components (forming components of lipophilic portion) inside the capsule membrane, and near infrared rays as pigments Contains absorbing dyes.
- the particle size of the microcapsules was measured using a particle size distribution analyzer “HORI BALA910” manufactured by Horiba, Ltd.
- the obtained microcapsule dispersion liquid is centrifuged, and components other than the microcapsules contained in the dispersion liquid (oil-based components not incorporated in the microcapsules, microcapsule wall forming material) The residue was washed three times with water.
- the microcapsule concentration of the microcapsule dispersion obtained after the purification was 3.5% by mass.
- aqueous solution of polyacrylic acid As an aqueous solution of polyacrylic acid, and a number average molecular weight of about 2 00 000 polyacrylic concentration of 2 0 mass 0/0, Nippon Junyaku trade name "AC 1 OH "Was prepared. 7.5 parts by weight of this aqueous solution of polyacrylic acid, 1.87 parts by weight of ammonia water having a concentration of 25% by mass (manufactured by Kanto Chemical Co.), and 20.63 parts by weight of purified water are placed in a container. Then, by stirring at room temperature at a rotation speed of 250 rpm for 2 hours, an aqueous solution of ammonium polyacrylate (BP-1) was prepared.
- BP-1 ammonium polyacrylate
- impurities were removed by purifying the tin oxide sol with an anion exchange resin. This purification resulted in a tin oxide sol concentration of 7% by mass.
- An anodized 0.3 mm thick aluminum plate (324 mm x 4992 mm) was prepared as a support.
- a coating liquid BC-1 was applied to the plate surface of the support and support with a bar coater (rod 24) to form a coating film.
- the support on which the coating film was formed was placed in an oven, and the solvent and ammonia (a neutralizing agent for the hydrophilic organic polymer) were evaporated from the coating film at 140 ° C. for 2 minutes in a windless condition. .
- a base portion was formed on the support.
- a coating solution 0C-1 was applied with a bar coater (Rod No. 16) to form a coating film.
- the support having the coating film formed thereon was placed in an oven, and the solvent and ammonia (neutralizing agent for hydrophilic organic polymer, and tin oxide stable) were removed from the coating film at 140 ° C. for 2 minutes in a windless condition. The agent was evaporated. As a result, a surface portion was formed on the base portion.
- AI BN azobisisobutyronitrile
- the contents of the flask were heated to 60 ° C. and stirred for 3 hours.
- the resulting polymer precipitated was filtered, and the solid content after the filtration was washed with about 2 liters of toluene.
- the washed polymer was once dried at 80 ° C., and further dried under vacuum until a constant weight was obtained. This gives the primary polymer 2 3 5 g I got Next, 3.55 g of distilled water was put into a new separable flask, and 35.5 g of the primary polymer was further put into the flask, and the primary polymer was dissolved in water.
- aqueous solution containing the polymer obtained in (1) above at a concentration of 20% by mass was prepared, and 7.5 parts by weight of this aqueous solution and 1.87 parts by weight of an aqueous ammonia solution having a concentration of 25% by mass (as above) were prepared.
- 20.63 parts by weight of purified water was placed in a container and stirred at room temperature at a rotation speed of 250 rpm for 2 hours to obtain an aqueous solution of the above-mentioned polymer ammonium salt (BP-2).
- This BP-2 13 g, the hydrophilicity-imparting polyethylene glycol (as before): 2 g, and the hydrophilicity-imparting tetraethoxysilane 0.6 g and purified water (45 g) are placed in a container, and the contents (liquid) of this container are stirred at a rotation speed of 250 rpm while dispersing the force pump rack dispersion liquid (the same as above): 0. After slowly dropping 56 g, the mixture was further stirred for 1 hour. When one hour had passed, stirring was stopped once, 18.5 g of tin oxide sol (same as for the surface of No. 1) was added, and the mixture was further stirred for one hour. As a result, a coating liquid (0C-2) for forming a surface portion was obtained.
- a base was formed on the support in the same manner as in No. 1, and then the coating liquid OC-2 was applied onto the base.
- the surface was formed in the same manner as in No. 1 except that it was used.
- an acrylic acid-methacrylic acid copolymer was obtained in the state of an aqueous solution.
- the number average molecular weight of this copolymer was measured by GPC and found to be about 900,000.
- the concentration of the copolymer in this aqueous solution (BP-3) was 5% by mass.
- the base was formed on the support in the same manner as in No. 1, and the coating liquid 0 C-3 on this base.
- the surface was formed in the same manner as in No. 1 except for using.
- an acrylyl-acrylamide copolymer was obtained in the form of an aqueous solution.
- the number average molecular weight of this copolymer was measured by GPC to be about 800,000. Copolymers concentration of this aqueous solution was filed at 5 mass 0/0.
- a base part was formed on the support in the same manner as No. 1, and then the coating liquid was placed on the base part.
- the surface was formed in the same manner as in No. 1 except that OC-4 was used.
- the silicon dioxide is stabilized by the stabilizer. ): 4.3 g was added, and the mixture was further stirred for 1 hour. As a result, a coating solution (OC-5) for forming a surface portion was obtained. 2 Formation of heat sensitive layer
- a coating film of the coating liquid BC-1 was formed on the support by using the same coating liquid BC_1 as in No. 1 and the support in the same manner as in No. 1.
- the support on which the coating film was formed was placed in an oven, and hot air at 140 ° C was applied to the coating film surface at a wind speed of 2 mZ seconds for 2 minutes. And ammonia (neutralizing agent for the hydrophilic organic polymer) were evaporated. As a result, a base portion was formed on the support.
- a coating film of the same coating liquid 0C-1 as that of No. 1 was formed on the base portion by the same method as that of No. 1.
- the support on which the coating film was formed was placed in an oven, and hot air at 140 ° C. was applied to the coating film surface at a wind speed of 2 m / sec for 2 minutes.
- the hydrophilic organic polymer (neutralizing agent) was evaporated. As a result, a surface portion was formed on the base portion.
- the base was formed on the support in the same manner as No. 1, and the surface was not formed on this base.
- Microcapsule aqueous dispersion obtained in No. 1 ((microcapsule concentration: 3.5 mass 0/0):. 8 O g is placed in a vessel, while stirring the contents of the container (liquid) at a rotational speed 2 5 0 rpm, out of carbon black dispersion (prior to the liquid) 1 5 2 g After slowly adding dropwise, the mixture was further stirred for 1 hour. After one hour, the stirring was stopped once, and silicon dioxide (“Aerosil 200”, manufactured by Nippon Aerosil) was added to the liquid.
- This liquid was applied to the plate surface of the same support as No. 1 using a bar coater (rod 24) to form a coating film.
- the support on which the coating film was formed was placed in an oven, and the solvent and ammonia (a neutralizing agent for the hydrophilic organic polymer) were evaporated from the coating film at 140 ° C for 2 minutes in a windless condition. .
- a base portion was formed on the support. A surface part is formed on this base part. I didn't know.
- BP-1 13 obtained in No. 1 1, polyethylene glycol (“PEG # 400”, manufactured by Sanyo Chemical) as a hydrophilicity imparting agent: 2 g, purified water: 45 .6 g in a container, and while stirring the contents (liquid) of the container at a rotation speed of 250 rpm, slowly add 0.56 g of the above carbon black dispersion: 0.56 g. The mixture was further stirred for 1 hour. Thus, a coating liquid (0C-10) for forming a surface portion was obtained.
- PEG # 400 polyethylene glycol
- purified water 45 .6 g
- a base was formed on the support in the same manner as in No. 1.
- a surface portion was formed on the base in the same manner as in No. 1 except that the coating liquid OC-10 obtained in 1 was used.
- the surface of the heat-sensitive layer was enlarged and observed with a scanning electron microscope for each obtained plate material.
- the enlarged photograph shown in Fig. 3 was obtained.
- the surface of the plate had an open-cell-type net-like porous structure.
- the surface portions of plate Nos. 2 to 6 also had the same porous structure.
- the thickness of the surface of each plate material was measured as follows. First, a vapor deposited film and a protective film were formed on the surface of the plate. Next, this plate material was cut so that the surface of the heat-sensitive layer was about 200 uX 2 mm. Next, after fixing the cut-out piece to a mesh, the piece was processed by a FIB (focusing ion beam processing device) to obtain a sample for cross-sectional TEM (transmission electron microscope) observation.
- FIB focusing ion beam processing device
- This sample was mounted on a TEM (Hitachi HF-2000), the cross section of the heat-sensitive layer was photographed at a magnification of 20000, and the photographed image was magnified 4 times and enlarged to 800 times. A positive image was obtained. Using this positive image, the distance L (shown in Fig. 1) from the surface of the heat-sensitive layer to the closest microcapsule (lipophilic part-forming particle) was measured as the thickness of the surface part. Ten samples for TEM observation were prepared from the same plate material, and the average value was adopted.
- the thickness of the surface of each plate material was 0.4 x um for No. 1, 0.6 m for No. 2, 0.5 um for No. 3, and 0.6 x for No. 4.
- ⁇ m No. 5 is 0.5 ⁇ m
- No. 6 is 0.4 um
- No. 7 is 0.2
- No. 8 is 0.0 m
- No. 9 is 0.0 ⁇ No .10 was 0.2 m. That is, in plate materials Nos. 8 and 9, there were portions where the lipophilic portion-forming particles were exposed on the surface of the heat-sensitive layer.
- Each of the obtained plates (lithographic plates No. 1 to 10) was trimmed and mounted on an offset printing machine (“HAMADA VS34II” manufactured by Hamada Printing Machine Co., Ltd.), and printing was performed on high quality paper. This printing was performed by increasing the pressure between the plate and the bracket higher than usual by inserting two undersheets between the plate and the bracket in order to perform an accelerated test.
- HAMADA VS34II manufactured by Hamada Printing Machine Co., Ltd.
- Printing on each plate was performed until the printing resistance deteriorated. Regarding the print resistance, the following points were examined every 100 sheets. First, a 30% loupe was used to determine if there was a 5% dot loss. Second, we visually checked whether the image of the printed matter was clear and whether the non-image part of the printed matter was not stained. Third, the reflection density of the solid portion was measured with a reflection densitometer (SpectroBye. GretagMacbeth).
- an image is formed by holding the ink in the ink receiving portion (oleophilic portion) of the printing plate and pressing the ink onto the paper via a rubber blanket. Also, the non-image part of the printed matter is The non-ink receiving part (hydrophilic part) of the printing plate is the part pressed against the paper via the rubber blanket.
- the sensitivity of the plate material during plate making was examined by the following method. First, it has the plate material Nitsu, making a plate with 3 0 O m J / cm 2 ⁇ 6 0 O m J / cm 5 O 2 ranging m J / cm each laser intensity as a 2 interval. Next, 100,000 sheets are printed using each of the obtained planographic plates, and the above-mentioned evaluation of the above (3) is performed on the 1000th printed matter. Then, for each plate material, the smallest illuminance that satisfies 3 above was taken as the sensitivity of that plate material.
- lithographic plates Nos. 1 to 6 the printing press was stopped during printing and Even when the fountain solution was not supplied to the lithographic plate, the surface of the lithographic plate remained wet without drying, confirming high water retention. In lithographic plate No. 7, if the fountain solution was not supplied for about 10 minutes, the surface of the lithographic plate remained wet without drying.
- lithographic plate No. 9 if the printing press is stopped during printing and the fountain solution is not supplied to the lithographic plate for about 30 minutes, part of the surface of the lithographic plate remains wet without drying. However, some parts dried in less than 10 minutes. Further, plate making sensitivity is 4 0 OmJZcm 2 a plate material No. 1 to 6 are a plate material No. 7 4 5 0 m J / cm 2, a plate material No. 9 5 0 0mJ / cm 2 Met.
- lithographic plates Nos. 1 to 7 obtained by plate-making plate materials Nos. 1 to 7 corresponding to the examples of the present invention correspond to plate materials Nos. 8 to 1 corresponding to comparative examples of the present invention.
- lithographic plates Nos. 8 to 10 obtained by plate making No. 10 it is apparent that the printing plate has the mechanical strength necessary for the printing plate, is significantly higher, and has printing resistance and water retention.
- the lithographic plates Nos. 1 to 7 whose surface has a porous structure have better water retention and plate making than the lithographic plates No. 7 whose surface does not have a porous structure. It can be seen that the sensitivity is high. Industrial applicability
- the present invention it is possible to form a lithographic plate that does not require a developing process.
- the printing performance (particularly that the non-image area is hardly stained) of the printed matter by the lithographic plate obtained by plate making is improved, and furthermore, the printing plate has the necessary mechanical strength as a printing plate A plate material is provided.
- the lithographic plate obtained by plate-making has a higher water retention capacity, the amount of dampening solution used during printing can be reduced.
- a CTP system that can streamline the plate making process, shorten the plate making time, and save material can be made a practical system in the field of commercial printing. .
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