Resin composition for printing plate

• US 8,263,730 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2012
• Issued: 09/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Asahi Kasei E-materials Corporation (Asahi Kasei Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Asahi Kasei E-materials Corporation (Asahi Kasei Corporation)
• Inventors: Shimizu, Katsuya
• Primary Examiner(s): Boykin, Terressa
• Application Number:
  US13/400,024
• Publication Number:
  US 20120148949A1
• Time in Patent Office: 207 Days
• Field of Search: 257/E21.09, 438/29, 528/196, 528/198
• US Class Current: 528/198
• CPC Class Codes: B41C 1/05 Heat-generating engraving heads, e.g. laser beam, electron beam
• CPC Class Codes: B41N 1/12 non-metallic other than stone , e.g. printing plates or foils comprising inorganic materials in an organic matrix B41N1/003, B41N1/006 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C08F 290/00 Macromolecular compounds obtained by polymerising monomers on to polymers modified by introduction of aliphatic unsaturated end or side groups
• CPC Class Codes: C08F 290/06 Polymers provided for in subclass C08G
• CPC Class Codes: C08F 290/061 Polyesters; Polycarbonates
• CPC Class Codes: C08F 290/067 Polyurethanes; Polyureas
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 18/44 Polycarbonates
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 18/672 Esters of acrylic or alkyl acrylic acid having only one group containing active hydrogen
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 18/8116 esters of acrylic or alkylacrylic acid having only one isocyanate or isothiocyanate group
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 64/0208 saturated
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 64/183 containing polyether sequences
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 175/16 having terminal carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
• CPC Class Codes: G03F 7/0007 Filters, e.g. additive colour filters; Components for display devices
• CPC Class Codes: G03F 7/038 Macromolecular compounds which are rendered insoluble or differentially wettable G03F7/075 takes precedence; macromolecular azides G03F7/012; macromolecular diazonium compounds G03F7/021
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24479 including variation in thickness
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24628 Nonplanar uniform thickness material

Abstract

Disclosed is a polymer having excellent solvent resistance which can be produced by using a polycarbonate diol having a repeating unit represented by the formula (1) and/or (2), having a hydroxyl group at both termini, and having a number average molecular weight of from 300 to 50,000:

wherein R₁ represents a linear or branched hydrocarbon group having 2 to 50 carbon atoms; and n represents an integer of 2 to 50,

wherein R₂ represents a linear or branched hydrocarbon group having 10 to 50 carbon atoms.

Claims

1. A printing plate or a blank printing plate comprising a polymer (a) produced from a polycarbonate diol comprising a repeating unit represented by the following formulas (1) and/or (2):

2. The printing plate or the blank printing plate according to claim 1, wherein the polycarbonate diol has a number-average molecular weight of from 300 to 50,000.

3. The printing plate or the blank printing plate according to claim 1, wherein the polycarbonate diol comprises the repeating unit represented by the formula (1).

4. The printing plate or the blank printing plate according to claim 1, wherein the polycarbonate diol comprises the repeating unit represented by the formula (2).

5. The printing plate or the blank printing plate according to claim 1, wherein the polymer comprises the polycarbonate diol comprising the repeating unit represented by the following formulas (1) and/or (2);

a polyisocyanate compound having an isocyanate group equivalent exceeding a terminal hydroxyl group equivalent of the polycarbonate diol; and

a hydroxyalkyl acrylate and/or hydroxyalkyl methacrylate, wherein

the polycarbonate diol and the polyisocyanate compound are polymerized through a urethane bond, and

a residual isocyanate group of the polymerized polyisocyanate compound is bonded to the hydroxyalkyl acrylate and/or hydroxyalkyl methacrylate through a urethane bond.

6. The printing plate or the blank printing plate according to claim 5, wherein the polyisocyanate compound is a diisocyanate compound.

7. The printing plate or the blank printing plate according to claim 5, wherein the polyisocyanate compound is an aromatic diisocyanate.

8. The printing plate or the blank printing plate according to claim 5, wherein the polymer is represented by the following formula (4):

19. The printing plate or the blank printing plate according to claim 1, wherein the blank printing plate is laser-engravable.

20. The printing plate or the blank printing plate according to claim 1, wherein the printing plate or the blank printing plate is a flexographic printing plate or a flexographic blank printing plate.

21. A process for producing a conductive layer, comprising:

transferring a conductive ink on a printing plate onto a substrate to be printed; and

removing a solvent in the transferred conductive ink by drying or curing the transferred conductive ink by light irradiation such that the conductive ink is fixed on the substrate to be printed, wherein

the printing plate is a printing plate according to claim 1.

22. A process for producing an organic light-emitting layer, comprising:

transferring an organic light-emitting ink on a printing plate onto a substrate to be printed; and

removing a solvent in the transferred organic light-emitting ink by drying or curing the transferred organic light-emitting ink by light irradiation such that the organic light-emitting ink is fixed on the substrate to be printed, wherein

the printing plate is a printing plate according to claim 1.

23. A process for producing a liquid crystal orientation film, comprising:

transferring a liquid crystal orientation film solution on a printing plate onto a substrate to be printed; and

removing a solvent in the transferred liquid crystal orientation film solution by drying such that the liquid crystal orientation film solution is fixed on the substrate to be printed, wherein

the printing plate is a printing plate according to claim 1.

24. A process for producing a black matrix, comprising:

transferring a coating composition for a black matrix on a printing plate onto a substrate to be printed; and

removing a solvent in the transferred coating composition for a black matrix by drying or curing the transferred coating composition for a black matrix by light irradiation such that the coating composition for a black matrix is fixed on the substrate to be printed, wherein

the printing plate is a printing plate according to claim 1.

25. A process for producing a colored layer for a color filter, comprising:

transferring an ink for a colored layer on a printing plate onto a substrate to be printed; and

removing a solvent in the transferred ink for a colored layer by drying or curing the transferred ink for a colored layer by light irradiation such that the ink for a colored layer is fixed on the substrate to be printed, wherein

the printing plate is a printing plate according to claim 1.

26. A process for producing a photoelectric conversion layer for an organic thin-film solar cells, comprising:

transferring an ink for a photoelectric conversion layer for an organic thin-film solar cells on a printing plate onto a substrate to be printed; and

removing a solvent in the transferred ink for a photoelectric conversion layer for an organic thin-film solar cells by drying or curing the transferred ink for a photoelectric conversion layer for an organic thin-film solar cells by light irradiation such that the ink for a photoelectric conversion layer for an organic thin-film solar cells is fixed on the substrate to be printed, wherein

the printing plate is a printing plate according to claim 1.

27. A process for producing a patterned thin-film semiconductor layer, comprising:

transferring an ink for thin-film semiconductor pattern formation on a printing plate onto a substrate to be printed; and

removing a solvent in the transferred ink for thin-film semiconductor pattern formation by drying or curing the transferred ink for thin-film semiconductor pattern formation by light irradiation such that the ink for thin-film semiconductor pattern formation is fixed on the substrate to be printed, wherein

the printing plate is a printing plate according to claim 1.

28. A process for producing a photosensitive layer of an electrophotographic photoreceptor, comprising:

transferring an ink for formation of a photosensitive layer of an electrophotographic photoreceptor on a printing plate onto a substrate to be printed; and

removing a solvent in the transferred ink by drying or curing the transferred ink by light irradiation such that the ink is fixed on the substrate to be printed, wherein

the printing plate is a printing plate according to claim 1.

29. A process for producing an electron-accepting and/or electron-donating organic layers constituting a photovoltaic element for a photosensor, comprising:

transferring an ink for an electron-accepting organic layer and/or ink for an electron-donating organic layer on a printing plate onto a substrate to be printed; and

removing a solvent in the transferred ink for an electron-accepting organic layer and/or ink for an electron-donating organic layer by drying or curing the transferred ink for an electron-accepting organic layer and/or ink for an electron-donating organic layer by light irradiation such that the ink for an electron-accepting organic layer and/or ink for an electron-donating organic layer are fixed on the substrate to be printed, wherein

the printing plate is a printing plate according to claim 1.

30. A process for producing a polysilane thin film of an optical switching element, comprising:

transferring a polysilane solution for formation of a polysilane thin film of an optical switching element on a printing plate onto a substrate to be printed; and

removing a solvent in the transferred polysilane solution by drying such that the polysilane solution is fixed on the substrate to be printed, wherein

the printing plate is a printing plate according to claim 1.

31. A process for producing a bank, comprising:

transferring a composition for bank formation on a printing plate onto a substrate to be printed; and

removing a solvent in the transferred composition for bank formation by drying or curing the transferred composition for bank formation by light irradiation such that the composition for bank formation is fixed on the substrate to be printed, wherein

the printing plate is a printing plate according to claim 1.

32. A process for producing an organic light-emitting layer for illumination, a display, display backlight, interior, exterior, or surface-emitting light source, comprising:

transferring an organic light-emitting ink on a printing plate onto a substrate to be printed; and

removing a solvent in the transferred organic light-emitting ink by drying or curing the transferred organic light-emitting ink by light irradiation such that the organic light-emitting ink is fixed on the substrate to be printed, wherein

the printing plate is a printing plate according to claim 1.

9. A printing plate or a blank printing plate which is produced using a photosensitive resin composition comprising a polymer (a) produced from a polycarbonate diol comprising a repeating unit represented by the following formulas (1) and/or (2):

10. The printing plate or the blank printing plate according to claim 9, wherein the polymer (a) is a polymer which has a chemical bond formed between a terminal hydroxyl group of the polycarbonate diol and another compound and which comprises a polymerizable unsaturated group.

11. The printing plate or the blank printing plate according to claim 10, wherein the chemical bond is a urethane bond.

12. The printing plate or the blank printing plate according to claim 10, wherein the polymerizable unsaturated group is a double bond.

13. The printing plate or the blank printing plate according to claim 9, wherein the polymer (a) has a number-average molecular weight of from 1,000 to 100,000.

14. The printing plate or the blank printing plate according to claim 9, wherein the photosensitive resin composition further comprises an organic compound (b) which has a polymerizable unsaturated group and which has a number-average molecular weight smaller than 5,000.

15. The printing plate or the blank printing plate according to claim 9, wherein the photosensitive resin composition further comprises inorganic a fine particle (c).

16. The printing plate or the blank printing plate according to claim 9, wherein the photosensitive resin composition further comprises a photopolymerization initiator (d).

17. The printing plate or the blank printing plate according to claim 9, wherein the polymer (a) comprises an urethane-modified polycarbonate produced from polycarbonate diol comprising the repeating unit represented by the following formulas (1) and/or (2) and an aromatic diisocyanate.

18. A printing plate or a blank printing plate which is produced by a process comprising the steps of:

molding a photosensitive resin composition into a sheet or cylindrical form; and

crosslinking and curing the molded photosensitive resin composition by light or electron beam irradiation,

wherein the photosensitive resin composition comprises a polymer (a) produced from a polycarbonate diol comprising a repeating unit represented by the following formulas (1) and/or (2);