Photosensitive material containing a photosensitive and heat developable element and a polymerizable layer and image-forming method utilizing the same

Claim 2

A photosensitive material, comprising a photosensitive layer containing a photosensitive and a heat-developable element and a polymerizable layer which are laminated, wherein said photosensitive and heat-developable element comprises at least a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent, said reducing agent being at least one of the compounds selected from the group of compounds having the following Formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V): ##STR3## wherein R is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R 1 and R 2 are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R 3 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; n is an integer of 0 or 1; Z is a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of an alkylidene group, an aralkylidene group or a sulfur atom; and when said photosensitive material is exposed to light with a wavelength of 400 to 900 nm and heated to 60° to 180° C., an area of said polymerizable layer, corresponding to an unexposed area of said photosensitive layer, is polymerized.

Claim 3

The photosensitive material according to claim 1, wherein said photosensitive silver halide is contained in an amount of from 0.1 to 100 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of said organic silver salt.

Claim 4

The photosensitive material according to claim 1, wherein said reducing agent is contained in an amount of from 0.5 to 3.0 mols per mol of said photosensitive silver halide and organic silver salt.

Claim 5

The photosensitive material according to claim 1, wherein said photosensitive layer has a thickness of from 0.1 μm to 2 mm.

Claim 6

The photosensitive material according to claim 1, wherein said photosensitive material further comprises a support provided on its photosensitive layer side.

Claim 7

The photosensitive material according to claim 1, wherein said polymerizable layer contains at least a polymerizable polymer precursor and a thermopolymerization initiator.

Claim 8

The photosensitive material according to claim 6, wherein said thermopolymerization initiator is contained in an amount of from 0.1 to 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of said polymerizable polymer precursor.

Claim 9

The photosensitive material according to claim 1, wherein said polymerizable layer has a thickness of from 0.1 μm to 2 mm.

Claim 10

The photosensitive material according to claim 1, wherein said photosensitive material further comprises a support provided on its polymerizable layer side.

Claim 11

The photosensitive material according to claim 1, wherein said photosensitive material further comprises supports provided respectively on its polymerizable layer side and photosensitive layer side.

Claim 12

A photosensitive material, comprising a photosensitive layer containing a photosensitive and a heat-developable element and a polymerizable layer which are laminated, wherein said photosensitive and heat-developable element comprises at least a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent, said reducing agent being at least one of the compounds selected from the group of compounds having the following Formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V): ##STR4## wherein R is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R 1 and R 2 are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R 3 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; n is an integer of 0 or 1; Z is a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of an alkylidene group, an aralkylidene group or a sulfur atom; and when said photosensitive material is exposed to light with a wavelength of 400 to 900 nm and heated to 60° to 180° C. and exposed to light with a wavelength of from 250 to 700 nm, an area of said polymerizable layer, corresponding to an unexposed area of said photosensitive layer, is polymerized, said unexposed area being an area not exposed to light with a wavelength of 400 to 900 nm.

Claim 13

A photosensitive material, comprising a photosensitive layer containing a photosensitive and a heat-developable element and a polymerizable layer which are laminated, wherein said photosensitive and heat-developable element comprises at least a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent, said reducing agent being at least one of the compounds selected from the group of compounds having the following Formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V): ##STR4## wherein R is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R 1 and R 2 are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R 3 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; n is an integer of 0 or 1; Z is a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of an alkylidene group, an aralkylidene group or a sulfur atom; and when said photosensitive material is exposed to light with a wavelength of 400 to 900 nm and heated to 60° to 180° C. and exposed to light with a wavelength of from 250 to 700 nm, an area of said polymerizable layer, corresponding to an unexposed area of said photosensitive layer, is polymerized, said unexposed area being an area not exposed to light with a wavelength of 400 to 900 nm.

Claim 14

The photosensitive material according to claim 11, wherein said photosensitive silver halide is contained in an amount of from 0.1 to 100 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of said organic silver salt.

Claim 15

The photosensitive material according to claim 11, wherein said reducing agent is contained in an amount of from 0.5 to 3.0 mols per mol of said photosensitive silver halide and organic silver salt.

Claim 16

The photosensitive material according to claim 11, wherein said photosensitive layer has a thickness of from 0.1 μm to 2 mm.

Claim 17

The photosensitive material according to claim 11, wherein said photosensitive material further comprises a support provided on its photosensitive layer side.

Claim 18

The photosensitive material according to claim 11, wherein said polymerizable layer contains at least a polymerizable polymer precursor and a photopolymerization initiator.

Claim 19

The photosensitive material according to claim 16, wherein said photopolymerization initiator is contained in an amount of from 0.1 to 50 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of said polymerizable polymer precursor.

Claim 20

The photosensitive material according to claim 11, wherein said polymerizable layer has a thickness of from 0.1 μm to 2 mm.

Claim 21

The photosensitive material according to claim 11, wherein said photosensitive material further comprises a support provided on its polymerizable layer side.

Claim 22

The photosensitive material according to claim 11, wherein said photosensitive material further comprises supports provided respectively on its polymerizable layer side and photosensitive layer side.

Claim 23

An image forming method, comprising the steps of; (a) subjecting to imagewise exposure of light with a wavelength of 400 to 900 nm a photosensitive material comprising a photosensitive layer containing a photosensitive and a heat-developable element and a polymerizable layer which are laminated, wherein said photosensitive and heat-developable element comprises at least a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent; (b) heating said photosensitive material to form a metallic silver and an oxidized product of said reducing agent capable of inhibiting polymerization on an exposed area of said photosensitive layer and to provide an unexposed area of said photosensitive layer containing unreacted silver halide and said reducing agent, and further to transfer said oxidized product to said polymerizable layer; and (c) polymerizing an area of said polymerizable layer, which area corresponds to said unexposed area of the photosensitive layer of said photosensitive material, whereby an area of said polymerizable layer corresponding to said exposed area of said photosensitive layer is inhibited against polymerization by said oxidized product of said reducing agent.

Claim 24

An image forming method, comprising the steps of; (a) subjecting to imagewise exposure of light with a wavelength of 400 to 900 nm a photosensitive material comprising a photosensitive layer containing a photosensitive and a heat-developable element and a polymerizable layer which are laminated, wherein said photosensitive and heat-developable element comprises at least a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent; (b) heating said photosensitive material to form a metallic silver and an oxidized product of said reducing agent capable of inhibiting polymerization on an exposed area of said photosensitive layer and to provide an unexposed area of said photosensitive layer containing unreacted silver halide and said reducing agent, and further to transfer said oxidized product to said polymerizable layer; and (c) polymerizing an area of said polymerizable layer, which area corresponds to said unexposed area of the photosensitive layer of said photosensitive material, whereby an area of said polymerizable layer corresponding to said exposed area of said photosensitive layer is inhibited against polymerization by said oxidized product of said reducing agent.

Claim 25

The image forming method according to claim 21, wherein said heating step is the step of heating the photosensitive material to a temperature of from 60° to 180° C.

Claim 26

The image forming method according to claim 21, wherein said heating step comprises a first heating step to heat the photosensitive material to a temperature of from 60° to 150° C. and a second heating step to heat the photosensitive material to a temperature of from 70° to 180° C.

Claim 27

The image forming method according to claim 21, wherein said polymerizing step is the step of heating the polymerizable layer to a temperature at which the layer can be polymerized.

Claim 28

The image forming method according to claim 21, wherein said polymerizing step is the step of exposing the polymerizable layer to light which can polymerize the layer.

Claim 29

The image forming method according to claim 24, wherein said polymerizing step is the step of heating the polymerizable layer to a temperature at which the layer can be polymerized after separating the photosensitive layer from the polymerizable layer.

Claim 30

The image forming method according to claim 25, wherein said polymerizing step is the step of exposing the polymerizable layer to light which can polymerize the layer after separating the photosensitive layer from the polymerizable layer.

Claim 31

An image forming method according to claim 21, wherein said reducing agent includes at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of compounds of the following Formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V): ##STR5## wherein R is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R 1 and R 2 are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R 3 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; n is an integer of 0 or 1; z is a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of an alkylidene group, an aralkylidene group or a sulfur atom.

Claim 32

An image forming method, comprising the steps of; (a) subjecting a photosensitive layer containing a photosensitive and a heat-developable element, wherein said photosensitive and heat-developable element comprises at least a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent to imagewise exposure of light with a wavelength of 400 to 900 nm; (b) heating the laminated material after laminating a polymerizable layer on said photosensitive layer to form a metallic silver and an oxidized product of said reducing agent capable of inhibiting polymerization on an exposed area of said photosensitive layer and to provide an unexposed area of said photosensitive layer containing unreacted silver halide and said reducing agent, and further to transfer said oxidized product to said polymerizable layer; and (c) polymerizing an area of said polymerizable layer, which area corresponds to said unexposed area of the photosensitive layer of said photosensitive material, whereby an area of said polymerizable layer corresponding to said exposed area of said photosensitive layer is inhibited against polymerization by said oxidized product of said reducing agent.

Claim 33

An image forming method, comprising the steps of; (a) subjecting a photosensitive layer containing a photosensitive and a heat-developable element, wherein said photosensitive and heat-developable element comprises at least a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent to imagewise exposure of light with a wavelength of 400 to 900 nm; (b) heating the laminated material after laminating a polymerizable layer on said photosensitive layer to form a metallic silver and an oxidized product of said reducing agent capable of inhibiting polymerization on an exposed area of said photosensitive layer and to provide an unexposed area of said photosensitive layer containing unreacted silver halide and said reducing agent, and further to transfer said oxidized product to said polymerizable layer; and (c) polymerizing an area of said polymerizable layer, which area corresponds to said unexposed area of the photosensitive layer of said photosensitive material, whereby an area of said polymerizable layer corresponding to said exposed area of said photosensitive layer is inhibited against polymerization by said oxidized product of said reducing agent.

Claim 34

The image forming method according to claim 29, wherein said heating step is the step of heating the photosensitive material to a temperature of from 60° to 180° C.

Claim 35

The image forming method according to claim 29, wherein said heating step comprises a first heating step to heat the photosensitive material to a temperature of from 60° to 150° C. and a second heating step to heat the photosensitive material to a temperature of from 70° to 180° C.

Claim 36

The image forming method according to claim 29, wherein said polymerizing step is the step of heating the polymerizable layer to a temperature at which the layer can be polymerized.

Claim 37

The image forming method according to claim 29, wherein said polymerizing step is the step of exposing the polymerizable layer to light which can polymerize the layer.

Claim 38

The image forming method according to claim 32, wherein said polymerizing step is the step of heating the polymerizable layer to a temperature at which the layer can be polymerized after separating the photosenstive layer from the polymerizable layer.

Claim 39

The image forming method according to claim 33, wherein said polymerizing step is the step of exposing the polymerizable layer to light which can polymerize the layer after separating the photosensitive layer from the polymerizable layer.

Claim 40

An image forming method according to claim 29, wherein said reducing agent includes at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of compounds of the following Formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V): ##STR6## wherein R is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R 1 and R 2 are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R 3 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; n is an integer of 0 or 1; Z is a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of an alkylidene group, an aralkylidene group or a sulfur atom.

Claim 41

An image forming method, comprising the steps of; (a) subjecting a photosensitive layer containing a photosensitive and a heat-developable element, wherein said photosensitive and heat-developable element comprises at least a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent to imagewise exposure of light with a wavelength of 400 to 900 nm; (b) heating said photosensitive layer to form a metallic silver and an oxidized product of said reducing agent capable of inhibiting polymerization on an exposed area of said photosensitive layer and to provide an unexposed area of said photosensitive layer containing unreacted silver halide and said reducing agent; and (c) polymerizing an area in a polymerizable layer, which area corresponds to said unexposed area in the photosensitive layer, after laminating a polymerizable layer on said photosensitive layer and transferring said oxidized product to said polymerizable layer, whereby an area of said polymerizable layer corresponding to said exposed area of said photosensitive layer is inhibited against polymerization by said oxidized product of said reducing agent.

Claim 42

An image forming method, comprising the steps of; (a) subjecting a photosensitive layer containing a photosensitive and a heat-developable element, wherein said photosensitive and heat-developable element comprises at least a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent to imagewise exposure of light with a wavelength of 400 to 900 nm; (b) heating said photosensitive layer to form a metallic silver and an oxidized product of said reducing agent capable of inhibiting polymerization on an exposed area of said photosensitive layer and to provide an unexposed area of said photosensitive layer containing unreacted silver halide and said reducing agent; and (c) polymerizing an area in a polymerizable layer, which area corresponds to said unexposed area in the photosensitive layer, after laminating a polymerizable layer on said photosensitive layer and transferring said oxidized product to said polymerizable layer, whereby an area of said polymerizable layer corresponding to said exposed area of said photosensitive layer is inhibited against polymerization by said oxidized product of said reducing agent.

Claim 43

The image forming method according to claim 37, wherein said heating step is the step of heating the photosensitive layer to a temperature of from 60° to 150° C.

Claim 44

The image forming method according to claim 37, wherein said polymerizing step is the step of heating the laminated material to a temperature of from 70° to 180° C.

Claim 45

An image forming method according to claim 37, wherein said reducing agent includes at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of compounds of the following Formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V): ##STR7## wherein R is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R 1 and R 2 are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R 3 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; n is an integer of 0 or 1; Z is a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of an alkylidene group, an aralkylidene group or a sulfur atom.

Claim 46

An image forming method, comprising the steps of: (a) subjecting a photosensitive layer containing a photosensitive and a heat-developable element, wherein said photosensitive and heat-developable element comprises at least a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent to imagewise exposure of light with a wavelength of 400 to 900 nm; (b) heating said photosensitive layer to form a metallic silver and an oxidized product of said reducing agent capable of inhibiting polymerization on an exposed area of said photosensitive layer and to provide an unexposed area of said photosensitive layer containing unreacted silver halide and said reducing agent; (c) laminating a polymerizable layer on said photosensitive layer, and then heating the laminated material to transfer said oxidized product to said polymerizable layer; and (d) polymerizing an area of said polymerizable layer, which area corresponds to said unexposed area of the photosensitive layer of said laminated material, whereby an area of said polymerizable layer corresponding to said exposed area of said photosensitive layer is inhibited against polymerization by said oxidized product of said reducing agent.

Claim 47

An image forming method, comprising the steps of: (a) subjecting a photosensitive layer containing a photosensitive and a heat-developable element, wherein said photosensitive and heat-developable element comprises at least a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent to imagewise exposure of light with a wavelength of 400 to 900 nm; (b) heating said photosensitive layer to form a metallic silver and an oxidized product of said reducing agent capable of inhibiting polymerization on an exposed area of said photosensitive layer and to provide an unexposed area of said photosensitive layer containing unreacted silver halide and said reducing agent; (c) laminating a polymerizable layer on said photosensitive layer, and then heating the laminated material to transfer said oxidized product to said polymerizable layer; and (d) polymerizing an area of said polymerizable layer, which area corresponds to said unexposed area of the photosensitive layer of said laminated material, whereby an area of said polymerizable layer corresponding to said exposed area of said photosensitive layer is inhibited against polymerization by said oxidized product of said reducing agent.

Claim 48

The image forming method according to claim 41, wherein said step of heating the photosensitive layer is the step of heating the photosensitive layer to a temperature of from 60° to 150° C.

Claim 49

The image forming method according to claim 41, wherein said step of heating the laminated material is the step of heating the laminated material to a temperature of from 70° to 180° C.

Claim 50

The image forming method according to claim 41, wherein said polymerizing step is the step of heating the polymerizable layer to a temperature at which the layer can be polymerized.

Claim 51

The image forming method according to claim 41, wherein said polymerizing step is the step of exposing the polymerizable layer to light which can polymerize the layer.

Claim 52

The image forming method according to claim 44, wherein said polymerizing step is the step of heating the polymerizable layer to a temperature at which the layer can be polymerized after separating the photosensitive layer from the polymerizable layer.

Claim 53

The image forming method according to claim 45, wherein said polymerizing step is the step of exposing the polymerizable layer to light which can polymerize the layer after separating the photosensitive layer from the polymerizable layer.

Claim 54

An image forming method according to claim 41, wherein said reducing agent includes at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of compounds of the following Formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V): ##STR8## wherein R is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R 1 and R 2 are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R 3 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; n is an integer of 0 or 1; Z is a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of alkylidene group, an aralkylidene group or a sulfur atom.

Claim 55

An image forming method, comprising the steps of; (a) subjecting to imagewise exposure of light with a wavelength of 400 to 900 nm a photosensitive material comprising a photosensitive layer containing a photosensitive and a heat-developable element, wherein said photosensitive and heat-developable element comprises at least a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent and a polymerizable layer which are laminated; (b) heating said photosensitive material to form a metallic silver and an oxidized product of said reducing agent capable of inhibiting polymerization on an exposed area of said photosensitive layer and to provide an unexposed area of said photosensitive layer containing unreacted silver halide and said reducing agent, and further to transfer said oxidized product to said polymerizable layer; and (c) polymerizing an area of said polymerizable layer, which area corresponds to said unexposed area of the photosensitive layer of said photosensitive material, whereby an area of said polymerizable layer corresponding to said exposed area of said photosensitive layer is inhibited against polymerization by said oxidized product of said reducing agent, to form a positive image and a negative image with respect to said image exposure.

Claim 56

An image forming method, comprising the steps of; (a) subjecting to imagewise exposure of light with a wavelength of 400 to 900 nm a photosensitive material comprising a photosensitive layer containing a photosensitive and a heat-developable element, wherein said photosensitive and heat-developable element comprises at least a photosensitive silver halide, an organic silver salt and a reducing agent and a polymerizable layer which are laminated; (b) heating said photosensitive material to form a metallic silver and an oxidized product of said reducing agent capable of inhibiting polymerization on an exposed area of said photosensitive layer and to provide an unexposed area of said photosensitive layer containing unreacted silver halide and said reducing agent, and further to transfer said oxidized product to said polymerizable layer; and (c) polymerizing an area of said polymerizable layer, which area corresponds to said unexposed area of the photosensitive layer of said photosensitive material, whereby an area of said polymerizable layer corresponding to said exposed area of said photosensitive layer is inhibited against polymerization by said oxidized product of said reducing agent, to form a positive image and a negative image with respect to said image exposure.

Claim 57

The image forming method according to claim 49, wherein said heating step is the step of heating the photosensitive material to a temperature of from 60° to 180° C.

Claim 58

The image forming method according to claim 49, wherein said heating step comprises a first heating step to heat the photosensitive material to a temperature of from 60° to 150° C. and a second heating step to heat the photosensitive material to a temperature of from 70° to 180° C.

Claim 59

The image forming method according to claim 49, wherein said polymerizing step is the step of heating the polymerizable layer to a temperature at which the layer can be polymerized.

Claim 60

The image forming method according to claim 49, wherein said polymerizing step is the step of exposing the polymerizable layer to light which can polymerize the layer.

Claim 61

The image forming method according to claim 52, wherein said polymerizing step is the step of heating the polymerizable layer to a temperature at which the layer can be polymerized after separating the photosensitive layer from the polymerizable layer.

Claim 62

The image forming method according to claim 53, wherein said polymerizing step is the step of exposing the polymerizable layer to light which can polymerize the layer after separating the photosensitive layer from the polymerizable layer.

Claim 63

An image forming method according to claim 49, wherein said reducing agent includes at least one of the compounds selected from the group consisting of the following Formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V): ##STR9## wherein R is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R 1 and R 2 are each a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group or a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group; R 3 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group; n is an integer of 0 or 1; Z is a divalent linking group selected from the group consisting of alkylidene group, an aralkylidene group or a sulfur atom.