Abstract: The present invention provides photopolymerizable coating compositions comprising (a) a photosensitive compound selected from the group consisting of photoinitiators and negative-working photosensitive substances which are present in an amount effective to render the compositions sensitive to radiant energy, and (b) an ethylenically unsaturated, urethane-containing, self-crosslinkable grafted cellulose ester polymer; imaging elements for use in offset printing processes prepared therefrom; and processes employing said imaging elements.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 14, 1990
Date of Patent:
October 19, 1993
Assignee:
Anocoil
Inventors:
Robert F. Gracia, Shek C. Hong, William J. Ryan