Patent ID: 6670098
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: B41C,Y10S

Abstract:
An image forming material, comprising:(a) a support; (b) a recording layer disposed on the support, the recording layer including at least one composition having a solubility in water or an alkali aqueous solution that is changed when subjected to light or heat so that the recording layer has a solubility in water or the alkali aqueous solution that is changed when subjected to light or heat; and (c) an intermediate layer disposed between the support and the recording layer, the intermediate layer including at least one composition having a solubility in the same one of water or the alkali aqueous solution as the composition included in the recording layer, which solubility of the compound included in the intermediate layer is changed when subjected to light or heat, wherein the change in solubility of the intermediate layer in water or the alkali aqueous solution when the intermediate layer is subjected to light or heat is greater than that of the recording layer when the recording layer is subjected to light or heat, said image forming material further comprising an infrared absorbent to permit forming an image using an infrared laser.