Inventors:
William J. Chambers - Wilmington DE
Christina N. Lazaridis - Wilmington DE
Assignee:
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company - Wilmington DE
International Classification:
G03C 168
Abstract:
A photopolymerizable element, preferably a lithographic plate, is provided. This element comprises a substrate bearing a photopolymerizable layer having a weight of about 1 to about 90 mg/dm. sup. 2, said layer comprising:
(1) at least one ethylenically unsaturated diester polyhydroxy polyether of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is H or CH. sub. 3 ; R. sup. 4 is H or an alkyl of 1-4 carbon atoms; n is 1-15; p is 0 or 1; and, when p is 1, R. sup. 5 is H or CH. sub. 3, and R. sup. 6 is H, CH. sub. 3 or C. sub. 2 H. sub. 5 ;
(2) an organic, radiation-sensitive, free-radical generating system comprising 2,4,5-triarylimidazolyl dimer and p-aminophenyl ketone; and
(3) a macromolecular, organic, polymeric binder.
A polymeric image is formed by imagewise exposing the layer to actinic radiation and then developing the resulting image such as by removing unexposed portions of the layer with a solvent.