Abstract:
A multicolor image forming material in which a laser beam irradiated region of an image forming layer of a thermal transfer sheet is transferred onto an image receiving layer of an image receiving sheet, wherein: (a) a rate of heat shrinkage in the machine direction and a rate of heat shrinkage in the traverse direction of the image receiving sheet are both not more than 1% with the rate of heat shrinkage in the traverse direction being smaller than the rate of heat shrinkage in the machine direction, (b) a coefficient of dynamic friction between the thermal transfer sheet surface and the image receiving sheet surface is not more than 0.70, (c) a stiffness in the machine direction (Msh) and a stiffness in the traverse direction (Tsh) of the thermal transfer sheet are both from 30 to 70 g, a stiffness in the machine direction (Msr) and in the traverse direction (Tsr) of the image receiving sheet are both from 40 to 90 g, Msh/Tsh and Msr/Tsr are each from 0.75 to 1.20 and (Msr−Msh) and (Tsr−Tsh) are each from 10 g to 40 g or (d) at least the magenta thermal transfer sheet has a breaking stress from 150 to 300 MPa in both machine (MD) and crosswise (CD) directions with the breaking stress in the crosswise direction being at least 10 MPa larger than in the machine direction and a breaking elongation of from 80 to 300% in both machine and crosswise directions with the breaking elongation in the machine direction being at least 5 % larger than in the crosswise direction.
Abstract:
The present invention provides: a base support in which, by kneading an ultraviolet light absorber into a transparent polyester film, there is no tendency of ultraviolet absorbents to bleed out an image-forming element using the base support. Specifically provide are a base support having at least a transparent polyester film into which an ultraviolet light absorber has been kneaded, wherein the ultraviolet light absorber is at least one kind of ultraviolet absorber characterized in that (i) a loss of mass is not greater than 10% when heated to 300null C. at a heating rate of 10null C./minute in a nitrogen gas atmosphere and/or (ii) having a difference between a b-value of a sheet after heating for 1 minute at 300null C., and a b-value of a sheet after heating for 8 minutes at the same temperature is not greater than 3.0; and an image-forming element using the base support.
Abstract:
A polyester film is disclosed, exhibiting a minimum value of not more than 0.15 with respect to the tan &dgr; value obtained at a frequency of 0.01 Hz within the range of 100 to 160° C., the tan &dgr; being determined in a tensile viscoelasticity measurement. A photographic support and photothermographic material using this polyester film are also disclosed, which exhibits superior dimensional stability even when subjected to thermal development at a high temperature and little roll set curl when used in a roll form.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a photographic element comprising a base having a reflection surface on each side having a spectral transmission of less than 10% and at least one photosensitive silver halide containing layer on each side wherein said photographic element has a speed less than 50 ASA.
Abstract:
A method for heat-treating a photographic film while conveying, which comprises the steps of: passing the photographic film through from 2 to 100 rolls disposed so that gaps between the adjacent rolls are within the range of from 0.1 cm to 50 cm; and heat-treating the photographic film during the conveyance, wherein the photographic film comprises a support having coated thereon at least one layer. Also disclosed is a method for heat-treating a photographic film, which comprises the steps of: heat-treating a photographic film; and winding the heat-treated film, wherein the heat-treated film is cooled before the winding, the cooling rate in the temperature range from the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the film +40° C. to the Tg −10° C. being at 0.01° C./second to 10° C./second. Further disclosed is a photographic film having a width direction and a lengthwise direction, and having a thickness unevenness along the film's width direction is from 2 &mgr;m to 300 &mgr;m.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a transparent polymer sheet, at least one layer of biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet and at least one image layer wherein said polymer sheet has a stiffness of between 20 and 100 millinewtons, and said biaxially oriented polyolefin sheet has a spectral transmission of at least 90% and a reflection density less than 10%.
Abstract:
A process is disclosed for forming a color photographic image comprising the steps of:(a) providing an integral element comprising one and only one dimensionally stable layer comprising a reflection base or transparent base coating support, and coated thereon in reactive association an imaging layer comprising radiation sensitive silver halide, a diffusible dye forming layer comprising a diffusible dye forming compound, and a barrier layer overlaying said diffusible dye forming layer;(b) exposing this integral element to actinic radiation(c) processing this integral element by contacting this element to an external bath containing compounds selected from the group consisting of color developer compounds, compounds which activate the release of incorporated color developers, and compounds which activate development by incorporated dye developers; and(d) washing this integral element to remove compounds imbibed in step (c). The diffusible dye forming layer is the same or different than the imaging layer. The barrier layer comprises a polymer that allows the passage of solutions for processing this integral element when this element is contacted with an external processing bath. This barrier layer impedes the diffusion of the diffusible dye formed from the diffusible-dye forming compound out of this integral element.
Abstract:
A photographic film having an auxiliary backing layer coated over an antistatic layer is described. This auxiliary layer contains an adhesion promoting amount of an aqueous dispersion of a polymerized vinyl compound, e.g. acrylate latex, which is added to the auxiliary layer composition after final adjustment of the pH thereof and just prior to coating. The film is useful in the areas of graphic arts, printing, medical systems and information systems.
Abstract:
A light-sensitive material comprising a light-sensitive layer which contains silver halide, a reducing agent and a polymerizable compound provided on a porous support wherein the porous support has such a surface characteristic that a filtered maximum waviness of not less than 4 .mu.m is observed in not more than 20 positions among 100 positions which are determined at random on a filtered waviness curve. The filtered maximum waviness is determined within basic length of 2.5 mm extracted from the filtered waviness curve which is obtained from the profile of the porous support under the condition of the cut-off value of 0.8 mm according to JIS-B-0610.
Abstract:
A photopolymerizable element comprising a layer of a photopolymerizable composition and a liquid developer-soluble or -dispersible transparent oriented film support laminated onto one surface of the photopolymerizable composition layer is advantageously employed for the production of a polymeric image without stripping of the film support. The element may further comprise a strippable protective film provided on the other surface of the photopolymerizable composition layer. The element of this invention is useful especially for the production of photoresists which are advantageously used for the manufacture of printed circuit boards.