Lithographic printing members having secondary non-ablative layers for use with laser imaging apparatus

摘要

Provided is a lithographic printing plate comprising a support substrate having disposed thereon a hydrophilic layer interposed between the substrate and an ink-accepting ablative-absorbing surface layer. The ink-accepting surface layer comprising a one or more polymers and a sensitizer characterized by absorption of laser radiation. The printing plate may also comprise a primer layer underlying the ink-accepting surface layer with an adhesion-promoting agent present in the primer layer. Also provided are methods of preparing such lithographic printing plates, and methods of preparing imaged lithographic printing plates from such lithographic printing plates by imagewise exposure to a laser and a subsequent cleaning step with water or with a cleaning solution.