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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric Verschueren, Merksplas, BE;
Ludo Van Rompuy, Mortsel, BE;
Joan Vermeersch, Deinze, BE;
Luc Leenders, Herentals, BE;
Assignee:
Agfa-Gevaert, Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41N 1/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41N 1/14 ;
Abstract
According to the present invention there is provided a heat-sensitive material for making lithographic printing plates having on a lithographic support an image-forming layer including a hydrophilic binder, a cross-linking agent for the hydrophilic binder, metal oxide particles with a mean diameter of at least 100 nm and dispersed hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles, characterized in that the image-forming layer has a ratio of specific surface (in m,per g) over mean roughness(in &mgr;m) of more than 0.65 and that the mean pore width is less than 15 nm.