Abstract: The present invention is to provide an electromagnetic wave shielding material which comprises a transparent substrate and a fine line pattern formed thereon, wherein the fine line pattern comprises a metal plating film using a physically developed metal silver as a catalytic nucleus and a process for preparing an electromagnetic wave shielding material which comprises exposing a light-sensitive material having a physical development nuclei layer and a silver halide emulsion layer on a transparent substrate in this order, precipitating metal silver with an optional fine line pattern onto the physical development nuclei layer by physical development, then, removing a layer provided on the physical development nuclei layer, and subjecting to plating a metal with the use of the physically developed metal silver as a catalytic nucleus.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an electromagnetic wave shielding material which comprises a transparent substrate and a fine line pattern formed thereon, wherein the fine line pattern comprises a metal plating film using a physically developed metal silver as a catalytic nucleus and a process for preparing an electromagnetic wave shielding material which comprises exposing a light-sensitive material having a physical development nuclei layer and a silver halide emulsion layer on a transparent substrate in this order, precipitating metal silver with an optional fine line pattern onto the physical development nuclei layer by physical development, then, removing a layer provided on the physical development nuclei layer, and subjecting to plating a metal with the use of the physically developed metal silver as a catalytic nucleus

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of processing a light-sensitive material which comprises exposing a light-sensitive material having at least one light-sensitive layer on a support, and subjecting to development by a dipping system or a coating system, and then, peeling at least the light-sensitive layer off by bringing a peeling material into close contact with the light-sensitive material, wherein the peeling material is a material having a liquid-absorbing rate in which a liquid-absorption amount within 0.1 second after getting in contact with a liquid is 60% or more based on a liquid-absorption amount within 0.2 second after the same.

Abstract: There are disclosed a processing apparatus for a photosensitive material having a coating device of a processing liquid to a photosensitive material, which comprises using a slot die having a manifold and a slot at the inside of the die as a coating device, and a processing apparatus for a photosensitive material which comprises a photosensitive material transferring device, a photosensitive material detecting device, a slot die for coating a processing liquid to the photosensitive material and having a manifold and a slot at the inside of the die, and a device for supplying a predetermined amount of the processing liquid to the slot die, wherein a detection result at the detecting device of the photosensitive material is fed back to the supplying device of the processing liquid to control operation of the processing liquid supplying device.

Abstract: There are disclosed a processing apparatus for a photosensitive material having a coating device of a processing liquid to a photosensitive material, which comprises using a slot die having a manifold and a slot at the inside of the die as a coating device, and a processing apparatus for a photosensitive material which comprises a photosensitive material transferring device, a photosensitive material detecting device, a slot die for coating a processing liquid to the photosensitive material and having a manifold and a slot at the inside of the die, and a device for supplying a predetermined amount of the processing liquid to the slot die, wherein a detection result at the detecting device of the photosensitive material is fed back to the supplying device of the processing liquid to control operation of the processing liquid supplying device.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a fibrous material containing an antibacterial antifungal agent consisting of specific metal salt of organic compound effective for both antibacterial and antifungal functions and various articles containing the same fibrous material. The inclusion of the antibacterial antifungal agent consisting of specific metal salt of organic compound in fibrous materials allows production of fibrous materials having extremely high antibacterial antifungal activity. Various articles containing the fibrous materials have found to exhibit excellent antibacterial antifungal effects.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image-forming material high in sensitivity, resolving power and quality of the formed image and excellent in resist property and stability which comprises a support, a non-photosensitive resist layer provided on the support and a photosensitive silver halide gelatin emulsion layer provided on the non-photosensitive resist layer. These layer can be provided on one or both sides of the support. Furthermore, an image-forming layer may be provided between the support and the non-photosensitive resist layer. The present invention further provides an image-forming method using the above image-forming material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a light-sensitive element for lithographic printing plates excellent in stain resistance and water-carrying capacity which comprises a support and, coated thereon in succession, at least one undercoat layer, a silver halide emulsion layer and a physical development nuclei layer wherein at least one of the layers on the silver halide emulsion layer-provided side of the support contains 0.1-2.0 g/m.sup.2 of a matting agent of 5.mu. in average particle size and the light-sensitive element has an arithmetical mean deviation of profile Ra of 1.2 or less.

Abstract: This invention provides an ink additive comprising at least one compound selected from a polymer represented by the following formula (I) and a polymer which contains unsubstituted or substituted alkylene oxide unit having a total carbon number of 4 of more and has an average molecular weight of 400 or more.HO--Z--R (I)(wherein Z comprises 4 mols or more of ##STR1## unit and --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O-- and/or ##STR2## or 10 mols or more of only ##STR3## R represents a hydrogen atom or an organic group and average molecular weight of the polymer is 400 or more.

Abstract: The invention provides a light-sensitive material for making lithographic printing plate through high-intensity short-time exposure which comprises a support and, provided thereon, at least a silver halide emulsion layer and a physical development nuclei layer wherein an intermediate layer comprising a water-permeable film forming polymer is provided between the emulsion layer and the nuclei layer. Furthermore, a process for making a lithographic printing plate from said light-sensitive material is provided which comprises subjecting the light-sensitive material to imagewise exposure of high intensity short time, silver complex diffusion transfer development and subsequently treatment with an oxidizing agent for silver and an oleophilic organic compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a photosensitive material for silver complex diffusion transfer process containing a hydroxybenzene developing agent which comprises coating at least one gelatin-containing coating solution on a support to form photographic layers including a photosensitive layer and drying the coat, said drying being carried out by raising surface wet-bulb temperature of the coat to 14.degree. C. or higher before gelatin concentration in the coat reaches at most about 30% by weight.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for making a lithographic printing plate utilizing silver image as ink receptive area which is markedly improved especially in printing endurance. The process comprises subjecting a light-sensitive material for lithographic printing plate to imagewise exposure and development and then treating the resulting silver image with an oxidizing agent and a monocyclic compound comprising a nitrogen-containing single ring and having substituents on at least two atoms constituting said ring, said substituents being capable of reacting with silver ion. The oxidizing agent and the monocyclic compound may be contained separately or together in a stop solution, a fixing solution, an etch solution or damping solution or especially prepared solution.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver complex diffusion transfer process which comprises processing a photosensitve material comprising a support and at least a silver halide emulsion layer provided thereon and an image receiving material comprising a support and at least an image receiving layer provided thereon which are brought into close contact with each other in a developing processing solution. This process is characterized in that said image receiving layer has 1-3 g/m.sup.2 of a hydrophilic colloid at least 80% by weight of which is gelatin; total amount of hydrophilic colloid present on the emulsion layer side of the photosensitive material is 5-8 g/m.sup.2 ; when the materials are immersed in a 0.1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution at 20.degree. C. for 1 minute, amount of absorbed solution per 1 g of hydrophilic colloid is 3.

Abstract: A photosensitive material for diffusion transfer process is disclosed according to which characteristic such as high maximum density, high contrast and image reproducibility can be stably obtained. This photosensitive material comprises a support and, provided thereon, a silver halide emulsion layer and a hydrophilic colloid layer and which is processed in contact with an image receiving material in a processing solution for silver complex diffusion transfer process wherein at least one of the silver halide emulsion layer and the hydrophillic colloid layer permeable to water contains a hydroxybenzene developing agent; when the layers on the emulsion layer coated side are immersed in a 0.1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution at 20.degree. C. for 1 minute, amount of solution absorbed in the layers is 3.5-7.0 ml per 1 g of hydrophilic colloid; and the support comprises a paper coated with polyolefin resin on both sides and has a water content of 5.5%-7.5%.

Abstract: A photosensitive material for diffusion transfer process is disclosed which is superior in image reproducibility and running property of when processed with a processing solution for silver complex diffusion transfer process. This photosensitive material is characterized in that total binder amount on the silver halide emulsion coated side of the photosensitive material is 6-8 g/m.sup.2 and when the silver halide emulsion coated side of the photosensitive material is immersed in a 0.1N aqueous sodium hydroxide solution at 20.degree. C. for 1 minute, amount of the solution absorbed and the total binder amount on the emulsion coated side is 3.5:1-5.5:1.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for image transfer from an image donating sheet to an image receiving sheet by treating these sheets in equipment or apparatus provided with a parting member, a processing tank and a pair of squeegee rolls which comprises introducing into the processing solution in the processing solution tank the image donating sheet and the image receiving sheet which are bonded together along one edge and between which the parting member is held.

Abstract: Lithographic printing plates which have such a high sensitivity as permitting use of semiconductor laser beam of low output, a high resolving power and a high printing endurance and are free from occurrence of scumming are made by a method which comprises imagewise exposing a light sensitive material which comprises a support and at least a silver halide emulsion layer and a surface physical development nuclei layer provided on the support, said emulsion layer comprising silver halide grains which contain at least silver bromide and containing at least one sensitizing dye having a maximum spectral sensitivity in the region of longer than 700 .mu.m and then developing the exposed light sensitive material with a silver complex diffusion transfer developer containing at least a thiocyanate. Further improvement can be obtained by providing an antihalation means to keep the reflectance of a light of longer than 700 .mu.m at 13-40%.

Abstract: Disclosed is a processing composition for silver complex diffusion transfer process which contains the following constituents (A) to (E) or (A) to (F):______________________________________ (A) MOH (M is an alkali metal) 0.05-0.2 mole/l (B) an alkanolamine 0.25-0.7 mole/l (C) a sulfite 0.4-0.7 mole/l (D) a thiosulfate 0.03-0.08 mole/l (E) a p-dihydroxybenzene .gtoreq.0.07 mole/l (F) a benzotriazole 10.sup.-4 -10.sup.-2 mole/l, ______________________________________the sum of (A) and (B) being 0.4 to 0.8 mole/l and the molar ratio of (B) to (A) being above 2.0. This composition can produce images and tone without scumming.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for forming a colored photographic image, wherein a photographic material bearing a silver image is subjected to an etching-bleach treatment and the unbleached areas are colored with a coloring solution to form a colored image, which comprises before or/and after said etching-bleach treatment coloring said photographic material with a coloring solution containing at least a water-soluble dye and a glycol ether. Thus obtained colored image may be further transferred to another substrate material.

Abstract: There is disclosed a processing solution for silver complex diffusion transfer process which contains at least one amino alcohol having a pKa value of less than 9 and at least one amino alcohol having a pKa value of 9 or more which are measured in a 50 wt % aqueous ethanol solution at 25.degree. C.