Photopolymerized elements having selectively dye absorbed hydrophilic and oleophilic images

摘要

Photopolymerized elements having addition polymerized and unpolymerized image areas comprise a support bearing a layer having hydrophilic or oleophilic polymerized image areas and unpolymerized areas of opposite character, at least one of the image areas having absorbed therein a dye of like character. The dye absorbed photopolymerized elements are prepared after imagewise exposure by leaching out ethylenically unsaturated compound in the unexposed areas and absorbing a dye of like character and solvent carrier for the dye into at least one of the image areas. The dye and carrier mixture are capable of swelling the image areas wherein the dye is absorbed. The absorbed dye is not capable of being transferred from the element. Positive and negative working color copies are produced useful in overlay or projection applications.