摘要 |
<p>A process of forming a single color, ablation image comprising imagewise-heating by means of a laser in the absence of a separate receiving element, an ablative recording element comprising a support having thereon, in order, a barrier layer and a colorant layer comprising a colorant dispersed in a polymeric binder, the colorant layer having an infrared-absorbing material associated therewith, the laser exposure taking place through the colorant side of the element, and removing the ablated colorant to obtain the image in the ablative recording element, wherein the colorant layer contains a plasticizer in an amount of up to 50% by weight of the polymeric binder.</p> |