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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1999
Patrice M. Aurenty, Wood-Ridge, NJ (US);
Roshanak Debeaud, Cranford, NJ (US);
Edward Stone, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Gordon Kotora, Clifton, NJ (US);
Kodak Polychrome Graphics LLC, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A printing plate precursor for direct receipt of an image-wise applied ink receptive layer the precursor having a desorbable surfactant adsorbed on at least one surface in an amount effective to improve the resolution of the subsequently image-wise applied ink receptive layer. The printing plate precursor can be used to prepare a printing plate having improved resolution. The printing plate may be prepared by (a) applying a desorbable surfactant to at least one surface of a printing plate substrate, (b) removing non-adsorbed surfactant from the surface, (c) applying a fluid composition containing an ink receptive material onto at least a portion of the surface in the form of a desired image, thereby providing an ink receptive image layer; and (d) removing the desorbable surfactant from any area of the surface which does not form part of the desired image.