Method of converting a recording element

g1g2pp g1 g21 21 2 pff pA method of converting a recording element is provided. The method includes providing an imaged recording element having a convertible layer, the convertible layer comprising polymeric particles and a polymeric binder, the polymeric particles having a glass transition tempera...

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Main Authors Shih, Po-Jen, Gooray, Arthur M, Wojcik, Timothy J, Yau, Hwei-Ling, Pickering, James E
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.04.2006
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Summary:g1g2pp g1 g21 21 2 pff pA method of converting a recording element is provided. The method includes providing an imaged recording element having a convertible layer, the convertible layer comprising polymeric particles and a polymeric binder, the polymeric particles having a glass transition temperature T, and the polymeric binder having a glass transition temperature T; heating the convertible layer to a temperature T, Tbeing greater than Tand T; and converting the heated convertible layer of the recording element by advancing the recording element through a pair of rollers, the first roller of the pair of rollers being maintained at a first temperature Tand the second roller of the pair of rollers being maintained at a second temperature T, Tand Tbeing less than T, the convertible layer of the recording element becoming a converted layer after advancing through the pair of rollers, wherein the converted layer has an exit temperature T, Tbeing less than T.