Printing process film, manufacturing method thereof, process film recycling method, and printer

(amended) A method for fabricating a printing plate, on which an image is formed by light having a wavelength equal to or shorter than that of visible light and which is able to be made ready for printing without a wet development process and to be regenerated for reuse, comprising the steps of:

• forming an intermediate layer (2), including a semiconductor or an electric conductor, on a surface of a substrate (1);
• fixing the intermediate layer (2) on the surface of the substrate (1);
• forming a photosensitive layer (3), including a photocatalyst that responds to light having a wavelength equal to or shorter than that of visible light because of setting a new level in a band gap of a titanium oxide photocatalyst, on a surface of the intermediate layer (2);
• and
• fixing the photosensitive layer (3) on the surface of the intermediate layer (2).

A method for fabricating a printing plate, on which an image is formed by light having a wavelength equal to or shorter than that of visible light and which is able to be made ready for printing without a wet development process and to be regenerated for reuse, comprising the steps of:

• forming an intermediate layer (2), including a semiconductor or an electric conductor, on a surface of a substrate (1);
• forming a photosensitive layer (3), including a photocatalyst that responds to light having a wavelength equal to or shorter than that of visible light because of setting a new level in a band gap of a titanium oxide photocatalyst, on a surface of the intermediate layer (2);
• and
• fixing the photosensitive layer (3) and the intermediate layer (2) on the surface of the surface of the substrate (1).