Method for providing patterns of functional materials

摘要

A method is used to provide a pattern of a functional material for example on a receiving element. To provide this pattern, a laser-engraveable patternable element is imagewise exposed with laser-engraving radiation. This element has a laser-engraveable layer comprising a thermoplastic elastomeric interpolymer alloy. This interpolymer alloy comprises a non-crosslinked halogenated polymer, a partially crosslinked polyolefin, and a polyester. A laser-engraved patterned element is formed that has a relief image in the laser-engraveable layer, and this relief image can be contacted with a suitable functional material that is then transferred to the receiving element to provide the desired pattern.

主权项

1. A method for providing a pattern of a functional material, the method comprising:
imagewise exposing a laser-engraveable patternable element that comprises at least one laser-engravable layer comprising a thermoplastic elastomeric interpolymer alloy that comprises:
a non-crosslinked halogenated polymer,a partially crosslinked polyolefin, anda polyester, to laser-engraving radiation to provide a directly laser-engraved patterned element having a relief image in the laser-engraveable layer, and using the directly laser-engraved patterned element to print a pattern of a functional material.