Claims
- 1. A printing member which includes:(a) a first layer comprising a fibrous material and a binder material, wherein said fibrous material comprises ceramic fibers; (b) a second layer residing on said first layer, wherein said second layer is a hydrophilic layer and comprises a binder material and particulate material, said binder material comprising a polymeric structure which includes —Si—O—Si— moieties in which the particulate material is arranged; and (c) an image defining means.
- 2. A printing member according to claim 1, wherein said member is a planographic printing member.
- 3. A printing member according to claim 1, wherein said fibrous material is embedded in said binder material.
- 4. A printing member according to claim 1, wherein said fibrous material is in the form of a non-woven fabric.
- 5. A printing member according to claim 4, wherein said non-woven fabric is a paper.
- 6. A printing member according to claim 1, wherein said fibrous material is in the form of a woven fabric.
- 7. A printing member according to claim 1, wherein fibers of said fibrous material are held together by a means in addition to any holding together effected by the presence of said binding material.
- 8. A printing member according to claim 1, wherein said first layer is preparable by contacting a preformed mass of fibrous material with a said binder material.
- 9. A printing member according to claim 1, wherein said first layer includes at least 30 wt % of said fibrous material.
- 10. A printing member according to claim 1, wherein said first layer includes at least 30 wt % of said binder material.
- 11. A printing member according to claim 1, wherein the Young's modulus of said first layer is at least 8 GPa and less than 70 GPa.
- 12. A printing member according to claim 1, wherein said binder material is a resin.
- 13. A printing member according to claim 1, wherein the hydrophilic layer is a non-ink accepting layer which is over said first layer.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/GB99/00693, which was filed on Mar. 8, 1999 and which published in English or Sep. 10, 1999, which in turn claims priority from GB Application No. 9804 743.4, which was filed on Mar. 6, 1998.
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