Claims
- 1. A method for making a printing plate comprising the step of: forming a hydrophobic image area on at least a part of a hydrophilic surface of a plate containing a photocatalyst by transferring to the plate a film on which an ink type material has been applied with a transfer device;said ink type material containing an organic compound which is decomposable and removable by the irradiation of light having a higher energy than a band gap energy of said photocatalyst.
- 2. A method for making a printing plate according to claim 1, wherein said photocatalyst is a titanium dioxide photocatalyst.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of prior application Ser. No. 09/866,657 filed May 30, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,564,713, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
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