Abstract: The present invention relates to a photosensitive transfer material, which comprises a flexible temporary support film which is preferably transparent, a thermoplastic photosensitive layer, optionally a flexible cover film on the free side of the photosensitive layer and, optionally, an intermediate layer between the support film and the photosensitive layer. The photosensitive transfer material is suitable for manufacturing photoresist stencils and solder masks. The temporary support film has a rough surface which exerts an embossing effect on the surface of the photosensitive layer and the intermediate layer, respectively. The mat-finish of the intermediate layer prevents an irregular deformation of this layer in moist air, while the mat-finish of the photosensitive layer precludes unwanted reflections.

Abstract: A radiation-polymerizable mixture comprising a binder which is insoluble in water, but soluble or at least swellable in aqueous alkaline solutions; a radiation-activatable polymerization initiator; and a polymerizable polypropylene glycol diester with acrylic or methacrylic acid corresponding to the formula: ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and n represents a number from 2 to 13; and a light-sensitive copying material comprising a support and a light-sensitive layer comprising a mixture of the foregoing type. The radiation-polymerizable mixture of the invention produces non-tacky layers which exhibit a low sensitivity to atmospheric oxygen and are useful as dry or liquid photoresists.

Abstract: A radiation-polymerizable mixture comprising a polymeric binder, a radiation-activatable polymerization initiator and a polymerizable acrylate or methacrylate ester having at least two urethane groups in the molecule, said ester being a reaction product of glycerol dimethacrylate or glycerol diacrylate and a polyisocyanate obtained by reacting a polyhydroxy compound having from two to six hydroxyl groups with a diisocyanate or a reaction product of glycerol dimethacrylate or glycerol diacrylate and a diisocyanate. The new polymerizable urethanes provide the mixture with a high light-sensitivity, good reciprocity and a low tendency to crystallize.

Abstract: A radiation-polymerizable mixture is described comprising (a) a compound which has at least two terminal ethylenically unsaturated groups and which can form a crosslinked polymer by means of free radical initiated chain addition polymerization, (b) a polymeric binder, (c) a radiation-activatable polymerization initiator which can be activated by radiation, and (d) a compound which is thermally crosslinkable with the polymeric binder (b), with the polymerization product of compound (a) and/or with itself and which, if its crosslinking groups are epoxy groups, has at least three epoxy groups. A photopolymerizable copying material is also disclosed having a flexible transparent temporary support and a transferable thermoplastic photopolymerizable layer comprising the foregoing radiation-polymerizable mixture. The photopolymerizable layer, after photocrosslinking, can be additionally cured by thermal crosslinking and is therefore suitable for the manufacture of solder resists and high performance printing plates.