Patent ID: 6544711
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: G03F

Abstract:
A self-contained photohardenable imaging assembly comprising in order:a transparent first support that is 12 to 250 microns in thickness and has a light transmission of at least about 80% at a wavelength at 550 nm, which transparent first support comprises a first barrier layer comprising a ceramic material, selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, indium tin oxide, silicon nitride and combinations thereof, in the form of a sheet; at least one imaging layer comprising a plurality of photohardenable microcapsules encapsulating a color precursor which can react with a developer material in the same or an adjacent imaging layer; and a second support, which may be opaque or transparent, comprising a second barrier layer; wherein the first and second support each has a water vapor transmission rate of not more than 0.47 g/m2/day.