Radiation sensitive polymers

Abstract

Abstract RADIATION (THERMAL AND LIGHT)-SENSITIVE POLYMERS ARE PROVIDED AND ARE CHARACTERIZED BY (1) A RECURRING UNIT OF THE FORMULA: -CH(-X)-CH(-Y)-CH(-R2)-CH2- WHEREIN R2 IS LOWER-ALKOXY OR PHENYL, ONE OF X AND Y IS -COOR AND THE OTHER IS -COR1, R IS AND AZIDOSULFONYLCARBANILYLOXY ALKYLENE GROUP AND R1 IS -O-DYE, -NH-DYE OR HYDROXYARYLAMINO, OR (2) A COMBINATION IN THE SAME POLYME CHAIN OF RECURRING UNITS HAVING THE FORMULAE: -CH(-X1)-CH(-Z1)-CH(-R2)-CH2- WHEREIN ONE OF X1 AND Z1 REPRESENTS -COOH AND THE OTHER REPRESENTS -COOR AS DEFINED ABOVE, AND -CH(-X2)-CH(-Z2)-CH(-R2)-CH2- WHEREIN ONE OF X2 AND Z2 REPRESENTS -COOH AND THE OTHER REPRESENTS -COR1 AS REFINED ABOVE. THE POLYMERS CAN BE CHEMICALLY BONDED TO SUBSTRATES, SUCH AS THOSE CONTAINING C-H BONDS ONLY (E.G. POLYOLEFINS), WHICH ARE NOT NORMALLY DYE RECEPTIVE. THE BONDING IS EFFECTED BY EXPOSURE TO APPROPRIATE RADIATION; THE EXPOSURE CAN BY CARRIED OUT IMAGEWISE TO PRODUCE AN APPROPRIATE IMAGE ON THE SUBSTRATE. ACCORDINGLY, THE POLYMERS OF THE INVENTION FIND USE IN THE PHOTORESIST, PRINTING AND LIKE ARTS.

Inventors

• 👤 Adnan A R Sayigh
• 👤 Fred A Stuber
• 👤 Henri Ulrich

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