Abstract: A flexographic printing plate is prepared from a photosensitive element having a photopolymerizable elastomeric layer with specific rheological properties. The element is imagewise exposed and thermally treated to form a relief structure suitable for flexographic printing.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 18, 2001
Date of Patent:
October 17, 2006
Assignee:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
Inventors:
Christoph Mengel, Dietmar Dudek, Mark A. Hackler, Anandkumar Ramakrishnan Kannurpatti