A heat sensitive imaging element and a method for producing lithographic plates therewith

摘要

According to the present invention there is provided a heat sensitive imaging element comprising a lithographic base with a hydrophilic surface, an image forming layer including a hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer latex and a compound capable of converting light into heat being present in said image forming layer or a layer adjacent thereto, characterized in that the image forming layer includes an alkali soluble copolymer containing acetal groups and hydroxy groups which have at least partially reacted with a compound with at least two carboxyl groups.