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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2001
Andreas Elsässer, Idstein, DE;
Michael Dörr, Mainz, DE;
Steffen Denzinger, Mainz, DE;
Paul Coppens, Turnhout, BE;
AGFA-Gevaert, , BE;
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for the production of a photosensitive recording material for the production of offset printing plates which comprises a dimensionally stable, two-dimensional support of a metal or metal alloy and a silver halide-containing, photosensitive layer on the front of the support and a layer which essentially consists of an organic polymeric material and is resistant to processing chemicals on the back of the support. The layer on the back of the support is applied before the photosensitive coating on the front. The invention furthermore relates to a corresponding recording material in which the layer on the back comprises at least one organic polymer having a glass transition temperature T of 50° C. or above. Due to the back coating, the formation of local elements between the metallic support and the silver-containing layer is reliably prevented when the recording materials are stacked. Coating flaws during application of the photosensitive coating have been virtually eliminated.