Patent ID: 7070902

Claim:
An assemblage comprising: a donor element comprising: a donor support, a donor layer over the donor support, and a photothermal conversion material; and a receptor; in which: the donor layer comprises a binder and particles of a cyanoacrylate polymer; the donor layer is in face to face contact with the receptor; and either the donor support or the receptor transmits infrared or near infrared radiation, wherein the binder in the donor layer is selected from the group consisting of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), poly(vinyl alcohol), polyethyleneimine, poly(ethyloxazoline), polyacrylamide, gelatin, polyacrylic acid, polyvinylimidazole, starches, dextrin, amylogen, gum arabic, agar, algin, carrageenan, fucoidan, laminarin, corn hull gum, gum ghatti, karaya gum, locust bean gum, pectin, guar gum, hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, polyvinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymers, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone/vinylcaprolactam copolymers.