Polymerizable composition, lithographic printing plate precursor and lithographic printing method
AssigneeFUJIFILM Corporation
InventorHidekazu Oohashi
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Abstract
A polymerizable composition contains a binder polymer containing a functional group having a dipole moment of 3.8 debye or more and being represented by the formula (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) as defined herein, a radical polymerizable compound and a radical polymerization initiator.
Claims15
A polymerizable composition comprising a binder polymer containing a functional group having a dipole moment of 4.5 debye or more, a radical polymerizable compound which is an addition polymerizable compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond, an infrared absorbing agent or a sensitizing dye having absorption in a wavelength of from 360 to 450 nm and a radical polymerization initiator,
- wherein the functional group having a dipole moment of 4.5 debye or more is selected from the following groups:
A polymerizable composition comprising a binder polymer containing a functional group having a dipole moment of 3.8 debye or more and being represented by the following formula (1), (2), (3) (4) or (5), a radical polymerizable compound which is an addition polymerizable compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond and a radical polymerization initiator:
- wherein X and Y each independently represents —C(R5)(R6)—, —C(R5)═, —O—, —S—, —N(R)5— or —N═, Z1 represents O or S, Z2 represents 0 or a lone pair, Z3 represents —C(R5)(R6)—, C(R5)═, —O—, —S—, —N(R5)— or —N═, R1 to R6 each independently represents a substituent comprising at least one atom selected from hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, halogen and silicon or appropriate two of R1 to R6 may be combined with each other to form a ring, provided that at least one of R1 to R6 represents a divalent connecting group comprising at least one atom selected from hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, halogen and silicon and connecting to a skeleton of the binder polymer,
- wherein the functional group having a dipole moment of 3.8 debye or more and being represented by the formula (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) is selected from the following groups:
- Groups of Formula (2):
- 3.9
- 4.0
- 5.4
- 4.3
- 5.5
- 5.6
- 4.1
- 5.4
- 4.8
- 5.4
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 4.7
- 5.5
- 5.3
- 4.9
- 6.3
- 4.1
- 6.2
- 5.3
- 3.9
- 5.8
- 4.6
- 4.7
- 4.9
- 4.4
- 4.9
- 4.7
- 4.1
- 3.9
- 4.1
- 3.9
- 4.7
- 4.7
- Grops of Formulae (3) to (5):
- 5.0
- 5.3
- 4.1
- 4.9
- 5.9
- 4.6
- 5.2
- 4.1
- 5.3
- 5.1
- 4.7
- 4.7
- 6.9
- 5.2
- wherein the binder polymer has a repeating unit selected from the following formulae:
- Units U-4, U-8, U-25, U-30, U-32, U-36, U-42, U-55, U-56, U-59 to U-104, U-106 to U-109, U-115, U-118, U-121, U-123, U-127 to U-130, U-132 to U-134, V-2 to V-11, V-13 to V-17, V-20 to V-22, V-24 to V-26, V-30, V-33 to V-36, V-38, V-40 and V-43 to V-45:
A polymerizable composition comprising a binder polymer containing a functional group having a dipole moment of 3.8 debye or more and being represented by the following formula (1), (2), (3) (4) or (5), a radical polymerizable compound which is an addition polymerizable compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond and a radical polymerization initiator:
- wherein X and Y each independently represents —C(R5)(R6)—, —C(R5)═, —O—, —S—, —N(R)5— or —N═, Z1 represents O or S, Z2 represents O or a lone pair, Z3 represents —C(R5)(R6)—, C(R5)═, —O—, —S—, —N(R5)— or —N═, R1 to R6 each independently represents a substituent comprising at least one atom selected from hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, halogen and silicon or appropriate two of R1 to R6 may be combined with each other to form a ring, provided that at least one of R1 to R6 represents a divalent connecting group comprising at least one atom selected from hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, halogen and silicon and connecting to a skeleton of the binder polymer,
- wherein the functional group having a dipole moment of 3.8 debye or more and being represented by the following formula (1), (2), (3), (4) or (5) is selected from the following groups:
- Groups of Formula (2):
- 3.9
- 4.0
- 5.4
- 4.3
- 5.5
- 5.6
- 4.1
- 5.4
- 4.8
- 5.4
- 5.1
- 5.1
- 4.7
- 5.5
- 5.3
- 4.9
- 6.3
- 4.1
- 6.2
- 5.3
- 3.9
- 5.8
- 4.6
- 4.7
- 4.9
- 4.4
- 4.9
- 4.7
- 4.1
- 3.9
- 4.1
- 3.9
- 4.7
- 4.7
- Grops of Formulae (3) to (5):
- 5.0
- 5.3
- 4.1
- 4.9
- 5.9
- 4.6
- 5.2
- 4.1
- 5.3
- 5.1
- 4.7
- 4.7
- 6.9
- 5.2
- wherein the binder polymer is represented by one of the following structural formulae:
- Binder polymers B-4, B-8, B-16, B-17, B-25, B-30 to B-32, B-36, B-42, B-55, B-56, B-59 to B-104, B-106, B-109, B-115, B-118, B-121 and B-123, B-127 to B-130, B-132 to B-134, B-136 to B-187 and B-190 to B-199, where the percentages of the constituent units are mole percentages:
- Unit 1
- Unit 2
- Unit 3
- Binder
- Content
- Content
- Content
- Polymer
- No.
- (%)
- No.
- (%)
- No.
- (%)
- B-1
- U-1
- 20
- N-12
- 20
- N-1
- 60
- B-2
- U-2
- 30
- N-19
- 10
- N-15
- 60
- B-3
- U-3
- 40
- N-14
- 20
- N-16
- 40
- B-4
- U-4
- 50
- N-1
- 12
- N-12
- 38
- B-5
- U-5
- 20
- N-21
- 10
- N-10
- 70
- B-6
- U-6
- 20
- N-11
- 20
- N-18
- 60
- B-7
- U-7
- 30
- N-33
- 20
- N-6
- 50
- B-8
- U-8
- 60
- N-7
- 25
- N-19
- 15
- B-9
- U-9
- 30
- N-34
- 20
- N-7
- 50
- B-10
- U-10
- 20
- N-28
- 10
- N-22
- 70
- B-11
- U-11
- 30
- N-35
- 20
- N-27
- 50
- B-12
- U-12
- 30
- N-42
- 12
- N-44
- 58
- B-13
- U-13
- 90
- N-43
- 10
- —
- —
- B-14
- U-14
- 80
- N-50
- 20
- —
- —
- B-15
- U-15
- 80
- N-57
- 20
- —
- —
- B-16
- U-16
- 40
- N-48
- 10
- N-52
- 50
- B-17
- U-17
- 30
- N-49
- 20
- N-1
- 50
- B-18
- U-18
- 50
- N-63
- 12
- N-15
- 38
- B-19
- U-19
- 90
- N-51
- 10
- —
- —
- B-20
- U-20
- 80
- N-58
- 20
- —
- —
- B-21
- U-21
- 80
- N-33
- 20
- —
- —
- B-22
- U-22
- 40
- N-56
- 10
- N-16
- 50
- B-23
- U-23
- 20
- N-12
- 20
- N-10
- 60
- B-24
- U-24
- 30
- N-19
- 12
- N-18
- 58
- B-25
- U-25
- 85
- N-12
- 15
- —
- —
- B-26
- U-26
- 80
- N-14
- 20
- —
- —
- B-27
- U-27
- 60
- N-21
- 10
- N-6
- 30
- B-28
- U-28
- 60
- N-11
- 20
- N-7
- 20
- B-29
- U-29
- 30
- N-33
- 12
- N-22
- 58
- B-30
- U-30
- 70
- N-12
- 10
- N-7
- 20
- B-31
- U-31
- 80
- N-12
- 20
- —
- —
- B-32
- U-32
- 90
- N-33
- 10
- —
- —
- B-33
- U-33
- 50
- N-34
- 20
- N-27
- 30
- B-34
- U-34
- 40
- N-28
- 10
- N-44
- 50
- B-35
- U-35
- 70
- N-35
- 20
- N-6
- 10
- B-36
- U-36
- 90
- N-12
- 10
- —
- —
- B-37
- U-37
- 80
- N-42
- 20
- —
- —
- B-38
- U-38
- 50
- N-43
- 10
- N-1
- 40
- B-39
- U-39
- 30
- N-50
- 20
- N-15
- 50
- B-40
- U-40
- 60
- N-12
- 30
- N-10
- 10
- B-41
- U-41
- 90
- N-57
- 10
- —
- —
- B-42
- U-42
- 60
- N-33
- 10
- N-6
- 30
- B-43
- U-43
- 80
- N-48
- 20
- —
- —
- B-44
- U-44
- 40
- N-49
- 10
- N-16
- 50
- B-45
- U-45
- 30
- N-63
- 20
- N-10
- 50
- Unit 1
- Unit 2
- Unit 3
- Binder
- Content
- Content
- Content
- Polymer
- No.
- (%)
- No.
- (%)
- No.
- (%)
- B-46
- U-46
- 30
- N-51
- 12
- N-18
- 58
- B-47
- U-47
- 90
- N-58
- 10
- —
- —
- B-48
- U-48
- 80
- N-56
- 20
- —
- —
- B-49
- U-49
- 80
- N-12
- 20
- —
- —
- B-50
- U-50
- 90
- N-19
- 10
- —
- —
- B-51
- U-51
- 30
- N-14
- 20
- N-6
- 50
- B-52
- U-52
- 40
- N-21
- 12
- N-7
- 48
- B-53
- U-53
- 40
- N-11
- 10
- N-22
- 50
- B-54
- U-54
- 80
- N-33
- 20
- —
- —
- B-55
- U-55
- 70
- N-35
- 10
- N-6
- 20
- B-56
- U-56
- 30
- N-34
- 12
- N-27
- 58
- B-57
- U-57
- 60
- N-28
- 10
- N-44
- 30
- B-58
- U-58
- 50
- N-35
- 20
- N-52
- 30
- B-59
- U-59
- 60
- N-42
- 10
- N-6
- 30
- B-60
- U-60
- 80
- N-42
- 20
- —
- —
- B-61
- U-61
- 90
- N-43
- 10
- —
- —
- B-62
- U-62
- 80
- N-50
- 20
- —
- —
- B-63
- U-63
- 88
- N-14
- 12
- —
- —
- B-64
- U-64
- 88
- N-57
- 12
- —
- —
- B-65
- U-65
- 50
- N-48
- 10
- N-1
- 40
- B-66
- U-66
- 30
- N-49
- 20
- N-15
- 50
- B-67
- U-67
- 50
- N-63
- 10
- N-16
- 40
- B-68
- U-68
- 80
- N-51
- 20
- —
- —
- B-69
- U-69
- 70
- N-43
- 10
- N-28
- 20
- B-70
- U-70
- 80
- N-58
- 20
- —
- —
- B-71
- U-71
- 30
- N-56
- 10
- N-10
- 60
- B-72
- U-72
- 60
- N-12
- 20
- N-18
- 20
- B-73
- U-73
- 50
- N-19
- 12
- N-6
- 38
- B-74
- U-74
- 30
- N-14
- 10
- N-7
- 60
- B-75
- U-75
- 30
- N-21
- 20
- N-22
- 50
- B-76
- U-76
- 30
- N-11
- 20
- N-27
- 50
- B-77
- U-77
- 90
- N-33
- 10
- —
- —
- B-78
- U-78
- 60
- N-34
- 20
- N-44
- 20
- B-79
- U-79
- 50
- N-28
- 12
- N-52
- 38
- B-80
- U-80
- 60
- N-35
- 10
- N-1
- 30
- B-81
- U-81
- 80
- N-42
- 20
- —
- —
- B-82
- U-82
- 80
- N-43
- 20
- —
- —
- B-83
- U-83
- 90
- N-50
- 10
- —
- —
- B-84
- U-84
- 70
- N-33
- 30
- —
- —
- B-85
- U-85
- 30
- N-57
- 12
- N-15
- 58
- B-86
- U-86
- 30
- N-48
- 10
- N-16
- 60
- B-87
- U-87
- 80
- N-49
- 20
- —
- —
- B-88
- U-88
- 80
- N-63
- 20
- —
- —
- Unit 1
- Unit 2
- Unit 3
- Binder
- Content
- Content
- Content
- Polymer
- No.
- (%)
- No.
- (%)
- No.
- (%)
- B-89
- U-89
- 90
- N-51
- 10
- —
- —
- B-90
- U-90
- 80
- N-58
- 20
- —
- —
- B-91
- U-91
- 50
- N-56
- 12
- N-10
- 38
- B-92
- U-92
- 40
- N-12
- 10
- N-18
- 50
- B-93
- U-93
- 50
- N-19
- 20
- N-6
- 30
- B-94
- U-94
- 80
- N-14
- 20
- —
- —
- B-95
- U-95
- 80
- N-12
- 20
- —
- —
- B-96
- U-96
- 30
- N-21
- 20
- N-7
- 50
- B-97
- U-97
- 30
- N-11
- 10
- N-22
- 60
- B-98
- U-98
- 40
- N-33
- 20
- N-27
- 40
- B-99
- U-99
- 88
- N-34
- 12
- —
- —
- B-100
- U-100
- 90
- N-28
- 10
- —
- —
- B-101
- U-101
- 80
- N-35
- 20
- —
- —
- B-102
- U-102
- 60
- N-42
- 20
- N-44
- 20
- B-103
- U-103
- 50
- N-49
- 10
- N-18
- 40
- B-104
- U-104
- 60
- N-12
- 30
- N-1
- 10
- B-105
- U-105
- 88
- N-50
- 12
- —
- —
- B-106
- U-106
- 90
- N-57
- 10
- —
- —
- B-107
- U-107
- 30
- N-48
- 20
- N-1
- 50
- B-108
- U-108
- 30
- N-49
- 20
- N-15
- 50
- B-109
- U-109
- 40
- N-63
- 10
- N-16
- 50
- B-110
- U-110
- 80
- N-51
- 20
- —
- —
- B-111
- U-111
- 88
- N-58
- 12
- —
- —
- B-112
- U-112
- 90
- N-56
- 10
- —
- —
- B-113
- U-113
- 50
- N-12
- 20
- N-10
- 30
- B-114
- U-114
- 50
- N-19
- 20
- N-18
- 30
- B-115
- U-115
- 50
- N-14
- 10
- N-6
- 40
- B-116
- U-116
- 50
- N-21
- 20
- N-7
- 30
- B-117
- U-117
- 40
- N-11
- 12
- N-22
- 48
- B-118
- U-118
- 50
- N-33
- 10
- N-27
- 40
- B-119
- U-119
- 80
- N-34
- 20
- —
- —
- B-120
- U-120
- 80
- N-28
- 20
- —
- —
- B-121
- U-121
- 60
- N-56
- 30
- N-44
- 10
- B-122
- U-122
- 80
- N-35
- 20
- —
- —
- B-123
- U-123
- 90
- N-42
- 10
- —
- —
- B-124
- U-124
- 80
- N-43
- 20
- —
- —
- B-125
- U-125
- 70
- N-51
- 30
- —
- —
- B-126
- U-126
- 60
- N-50
- 10
- N-44
- 30
- B-127
- U-127
- 60
- N-57
- 20
- N-52
- 20
- B-128
- U-128
- 40
- N-48
- 12
- N-1
- 48
- B-129
- U-129
- 80
- N-49
- 20
- —
- —
- B-130
- U-130
- 80
- N-51
- 20
- —
- —
- B-131
- U-131
- 50
- N-63
- 20
- N-15
- 30
- Binder
- Unit 1
- Unit 2
- Unit 3
- Polymer
- No.
- Content (%)
- No.
- No.
- Content (%)
- B-132
- U-132
- 50
- N-51
- 10
- N-16
- 40
- B-133
- U-133
- 30
- N-58
- 20
- N-10
- 50
- B-134
- U-134
- 80
- N-56
- 20
- —
- —
- B-135
- U-135
- 70
- N-51
- 20
- N-52
- 10
- B-136
- U-136
- 50
- N-12
- 20
- N-18
- 30
- B-137
- U-137
- 50
- N-19
- 20
- N-6
- 30
- B-138.
- U-138
- 50
- N-14
- 20
- N-7
- 30
- B-139
- U-139
- 50
- N-21
- 20
- N-22
- 30
- B-140
- U-140
- 50
- N-11
- 20
- N-27
- 30
- B-141
- U-141
- 50
- N-33
- 20
- N-44
- 30
- B-142
- U-142
- 50
- N-34
- 20
- N-52
- 30
- B-143
- U-143
- 50
- N-28
- 20
- N-1
- 30
- B-144
- U-144
- 50
- N-58
- 20
- N-44
- 30
- B-145
- U-145
- 50
- N-35
- 20
- N-15
- 30
- B-146
- U-146
- 50
- N-42
- 20
- N-16
- 30
- B-147
- U-147
- 50
- N-43
- 20
- N-10
- 30
- B-148
- U-148
- 50
- N-50
- 20
- N-18
- 30
- B-149
- U-149
- 60
- N-51
- 20
- N-52
- 20
- B-150
- U-150
- 70
- N-51
- 20
- N-44
- 10
- Unit 1
- Unit 2
- Unit 3
- Unit 4
- Unit 5
- Binder
- Content
- Content
- Content
- Content
- Content
- Polymer
- No.
- (%)
- No.
- (%)
- No.
- (%)
- No.
- (%)
- No.
- (%)
- B-151
- V-47
- 30
- N-74
- 20
- V-1
- 20
- N-64
- 20
- N-71
- 10
- B-152
- V-47
- 50
- V-2
- 30
- N-65
- 10
- N-64
- 10
- —
- —
- B-153
- V-48
- 40
- N-79
- 10
- V-3
- 30
- N-85
- 10
- N-72
- 10
- B-154
- N-66
- 30
- N-68
- 20
- V-4
- 25
- N-71
- 20
- N-88
- 5
- B-155
- V-49
- 30
- N-68
- 20
- V-5
- 42
- N-86
- 8
- —
- —
- B-156
- V-51
- 40
- N-96
- 10
- V-6
- 25
- N-87
- 15
- N-64
- 10
- B-157
- N-67
- 20
- N-97
- 30
- V-7
- 40
- N-88
- 10
- —
- —
- B-158
- N-68
- 20
- N-74
- 30
- V-8
- 30
- N-90
- 10
- N-72
- 10
- B-159
- N-95
- 30
- V-50
- 20
- V-9
- 20
- N-64
- 20
- N-78
- 10
- B-160
- V-47
- 40
- N-81
- 10
- V-10
- 30
- N-65
- 10
- N-78
- 10
- B-161
- N-73
- 20
- N-98
- 30
- V-11
- 35
- N-71
- 10
- N-86
- 5
- B-162
- N-74
- 30
- N-81
- 20
- V-12
- 35
- N-85
- 15
- —
- —
- B-163
- N-79
- 30
- N-96
- 20
- V-13
- 42
- N-86
- 8
- —
- —
- B-164
- N-80
- 25
- N-68
- 25
- V-14
- 35
- N-87
- 15
- —
- —
- B-165
- N-81
- 20
- N-79
- 30
- V-15
- 40
- N-88
- 10
- —
- —
- B-166
- V-49
- 50
- V-16
- 25
- N-85
- 15
- N-72
- 10
- —
- —
- B-167
- N-96
- 30
- N-80
- 20
- V-17
- 25
- N-90
- 20
- N-78
- 5
- B-168
- N-98
- 25
- N-79
- 25
- V-18
- 30
- N-64
- 10
- N-87
- 10
- B-169
- N-97
- 50
- V-19
- 40
- N-65
- 10
- —
- —
- —
- —
- B-170
- V-48
- 50
- V-20
- 35
- N-86
- 5
- N-71
- 10
- —
- —
- B-171
- N-66
- 10
- N-68
- 40
- V-21
- 30
- N-87
- 10
- N-64
- 10
- B-172
- N-67
- 30
- N-96
- 20
- V-22
- 30
- N-71
- 10
- N-65
- 10
- B-173
- N-68
- 50
- V-23
- 30
- N-85
- 10
- N-78
- 10
- —
- —
- B-174
- V-51
- 50
- V-24
- 40
- N-88
- 10
- —
- —
- —
- —
- B-175
- N-95
- 30
- N-81
- 20
- V-25
- 32
- N-86
- 8
- N-78
- 10
- B-176
- N-73
- 30
- N-97
- 20
- V-26
- 35
- N-87
- 15
- —
- —
- B-177
- N-74
- 30
- N-96
- 20
- V-27
- 40
- N-88
- 10
- —
- —
- B-178
- N-79
- 25
- N-98
- 25
- V-24
- 20
- N-90
- 20
- N-72
- 10
- B-179
- N-74
- 30
- N-81
- 20
- V-16
- 20
- N-90
- 10
- N-72
- 20
- B-180
- V-47
- 50
- N-86
- 10
- N-72
- 20
- N-78
- 20
- —
- —
- B-181
- V-49
- 20
- V-47
- 30
- N-88
- 10
- N-72
- 20
- N-78
- 20
- Unit 1
- Unit 2
- Unit 3
- Unit 4
- Unit 5
- Binder
- Content
- Content
- Content
- Content
- Content
- Polymer
- No.
- (%)
- No.
- (%)
- No.
- (%)
- No.
- (%)
- No.
- (%)
- B-182
- V-51
- 25
- V-48
- 25
- V-2
- 30
- N-90
- 10
- N-72
- 10
- B-183
- V-47
- 50
- N-75
- 15
- V-29
- 30
- N-69
- 5
- —
- —
- B-184
- V-48
- 40
- N-96
- 10
- N-82
- 20
- V-30
- 30
- —
- —
- B-185
- N-74
- 20
- N-97
- 30
- N-75
- 15
- V-31
- 35
- —
- —
- B-186
- N-95
- 20
- N-68
- 30
- N-82
- 20
- V-32
- 20
- N-69
- 10
- B-187
- N-73
- 10
- N-79
- 40
- N-75
- 15
- V-33
- 25
- N-69
- 10
- B-188
- V-49
- 50
- N-82
- 20
- V-34
- 30
- —
- —
- —
- —
- B-189
- N-67
- 20
- N-81
- 30
- N-75
- 10
- V-35
- 20
- N-69
- 20
- B-190
- V-51
- 50
- N-82
- 30
- V-36
- 20
- —
- —
- —
- —
- B-191
- N-98
- 50
- N-75
- 15
- V-37
- 20
- N-69
- 15
- —
- —
- B-192
- N-79
- 30
- N-98
- 20
- N-82
- 20
- V-38
- 20
- N-69
- 10
- B-193
- N-74
- 30
- N-81
- 20
- N-82
- 20
- V-34
- 15
- V-36
- 15
- B-194
- V-51
- 25
- V-48
- 25
- N-75
- 20
- N-69
- 30
- —
- —
- B-195
- V-39
- 30
- N-76
- 20
- N-85
- 10
- N-72
- 20
- N-78
- 20
- B-196
- V-40
- 50
- V-2
- 20
- N-90
- 10
- V-16
- 20
- —
- —
- B-197
- V-41
- 30
- V-44
- 20
- V-16
- 25
- N-85
- 15
- N-72
- 10
- B-198
- V-42
- 30
- N-83
- 20
- V-24
- 40
- N-88
- 10
- —
- —
- B-199
- V-43
- 30
- N-76
- 20
- N-75
- 20
- N-69
- 30
- —
- —
- B-200
- V-44
- 30
- V-39
- 20
- N-82
- 20
- V-34
- 15
- V-36
- 15
- B-201
- V-45
- 20
- N-83
- 30
- N-82
- 20
- V-30
- 30
- —
- —
- B-202
- V-46
- 20
- N-83
- 30
- N-75
- 20
- N-69
- 30
- —
- —
- B-203
- N-83
- 20
- N-76
- 30
- V-2
- 20
- N-90
- 10
- V-16
- 20
- B-204
- N-83
- 30
- N-76
- 20
- N-82
- 20
- V-34
- 15
- V-36
- 15
- B-205
- V-52
- 20
- N-70
- 30
- N-88
- 10
- N-72
- 20
- N-78
- 20
- B-206
- V-53
- 40
- N-77
- 10
- N-85
- 10
- V-2
- 40
- —
- —
- B-207
- N-70
- 20
- N-77
- 30
- N-85
- 10
- V-2
- 40
- —
- —
- B-208
- V-52
- 25
- V-53
- 25
- V-2
- 25
- V-16
- 25
- —
- —
- wherein the structures of the U, V and N units of the binder polymer are as follows:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.