......DE....FRGB................................................................RDIM360 (Ver 1.5 21 Nov 2005) - 1100000/00849090EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA319980701EP96203632.319961219enenen19980701199827199806241998266 6B 41M 5/36 A 6B 41C 1/10 BdeThermo-empfindliches Aufzeichnungselement zur Herstellung lithographischer Druckplatten mit verbesserten transportierenden EigenschaftenenThermosensitive imaging element for the preparation of lithographic printing plates with improved transporting propertiesfrElément thermosensible formateur d'image pour la préparation de plaques d'impression lithographiques présentant des propriétés améliorées de transportAGFA-GEVAERT N.V.00200390GV 96173Septestraat 272640 MortselBEVermeersch, Joanc/o Agfa-Gevaert N.V. IIE 3800, Septestraat, 272640 MortselBEDefieuw, Geertc/o Agfa-Gevaert N.V. IIE 3800, Septestraat, 272640 MortselBEVan Damme, Marcc/o Agfa-Gevaert N.V. IIE 3800, Septestraat, 272640 MortselBEDEFRGB19980701199827

The present invention provides an imaging element for making a lithographic printing plate comprising on a flexible support (i) an ink repellant layer containing a crosslinked hydrophilic binder and (ii) a thermosensitive layer comprising hydrophobic thermoplastic polymer particles dispersed in a hydrophilic binder, characterized in that an outermost layer is present on top of said imaging element on the opposite side of the support, said outermost layer comprising at least a solid or liquid lubricant in a hydrophilic binder.