PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENT WITH INTEGRAL SUPPORT

摘要

A photopolymerizable element containing a self-supporting, reinforced floor is useful for preparing relief images such as those used, for example, in the printing industry. Self-supporting, reinforced floor is provided by incorporating a reinforcing material (e.g., a fabric) within one stratum of the photopolymer element and subsequently flashing the side containing the reinforcing material with actinic radiation resulting in polymerization of the stratum which contains the reinforcing material.