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A heat sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed comprising on a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, a coating comprising an infrared light absorbing agent and a copolymer which comprises a plurality of recurring units X having a hyd

A heat sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor is disclosed comprising on a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, a coating comprising an infrared light absorbing agent and a copolymer which comprises a plurality of recurring units X having a hydrophilic polymeric pendant group and a plurality of recurring units Y having a hydrophobic polymeric pendant group. Said coating is capable of switching from a hydrophilic state into a hydrophobic state after exposure to heat and/or infrared light.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor comprising on a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, a coating comprising an infrared absorbing agent and a copolymer comprising a plurality of recurring units X and a

The invention claimed is: 1. A heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor comprising on a support having a hydrophilic surface or which is provided with a hydrophilic layer, a coating comprising an infrared absorbing agent and a copolymer comprising a plurality of recurring units X and a plurality of recurring units Y, wherein the recurring unit X is represented by the following formula: and the recurring unit Y is represented by the following formula: wherein a and c are 0 or 1, wherein L1 and L2 independently represent a linking group, wherein Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd, Re and Rf independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heteroaryl group, a carboxylic acid, an ester of a carboxylic acid, an amide of a carboxylic acid, or an akyl or aryl group which is substituted with a carboxylic acid, with an ester of a carboxylic acid or with an amide of a carboxylic acid, wherein b is 0 or 1 and when b=0, a=1 and L1 is further bound to C1 to form a cyclic structure, wherein d is 0 or 1 and when d=0, c=1 and L2 is further bound to C2 to form a cyclic structure, and wherein R1 and R2 represent respectively a hydrophilic polymeric pendant group and a hydrophobic polymeric pendant group. 2. The heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 1 wherein the linking groups L1 and L2 which form a cyclic structure are linking groups including a nitrogen atom. 3. The heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 2 wherein the hydrophilic polymeric pendant group comprises hydrophilic monomeric units selected from monomers comprising an anionic, a cationic or a non-ionic group. 4. The heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 2 wherein the hydrophobic polymeric pendant group comprises hydrophobic monomeric units comprising siloxanes, perfluoroalkylethylene, alkylacrylates, fluorinated alkylacrylates, chlorinated or brominated monomers, vinyl esters, vinyl ethers, ethylene, isoprene, butadiene, styrene, styrene derivatives, alkylmethacrylates, allyl methacrylates, fluorinated alkylmethacrylates, acrylonitrile methacrylonitrile, N-alkylacrylamides or N-alkylmethacrylamides. 5. The heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 1 wherein the recurring unit X is represented by the following formula: wherein e is 0 or 1, wherein L3 represents a linking group, and wherein Rg and Rh independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl group. 6. The heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 5 wherein the hydrophilic polymeric pendant group comprises hydrophilic monomeric units selected from monomers comprising an anionic, a cationic or a non-ionic group. 7. The heat sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 5 wherein the coating is capable of switching from a hydrophilic state into a hydrophobic state or from a hydrophobic state into a hydrophilic state upon exposure to heat and/or infrared light. 8. A method for preparing a heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate without wet processing comprising the steps of: (i) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 5; and (ii) image-wise exposing the coating to heat and/or infrared light. 9. A method for increasing the contact angle, measured against water, of a coating comprising the steps of: (i) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 5; and (ii) image-wise heating said coating by means of infrared light and/or heat. 10. A heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 5 wherein the recurring unit Y is represented by the following formula: wherein f is 0 or 1, wherein L4 represent a linking group, and wherein Ri and Rj independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl group. 11. A process of changing the surface of a lithographic printing plate from a hydrophilic state into a hydrophobic state by an image-wise exposure to heat or infrared light of a heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 10. 12. The heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 1 wherein the recurring unit Y is represented by the following formula: wherein f is 0 or 1, wherein L4 represents a linking group, and wherein Ri and Rj independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl group. 13. The heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 12 wherein the hydrophobic polymeric pendant group comprises hydrophobic monomeric units comprising siloxanes, perfluoroalkylethylene, alkylacrylates, fluorinated alkylacrylates, chlorinated or brominated monomers, vinyl esters, vinyl ethers, ethylene, isoprene, butadiene, styrene, styrene derivatives, alkylmethacrylates, allyl methacrylates, fluorinated alkylmethacrylates, acrylonitrile methacrylonitrile, N-alkylacrylamides or N-alkylmethacrylamides. 14. The heat sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 12 wherein the coating is capable of switching from a hydrophilic state into a hydrophobic state or from a hydrophobic state into a hydrophilic state upon exposure to heat and/or infrared light. 15. A method for preparing a heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate without wet processing comprising the steps of: (i) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 12; and (ii) image-wise exposing the coating to heat and/or infrared light. 16. A method for increasing the contact angle, measured against water, of a coating comprising the steps of: (i) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 12; and (ii) image-wise heating said coating by means of infrared light and/or heat. 17. A method for preparing a heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate without wet processing comprising the steps of: (i) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 1; and (ii) image-wise exposing the coating to heat and/or infrared light. 18. A method for increasing the contact angle, measured against water, of a coating comprising the steps of: (i) providing a lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 1; and (ii) image-wise heating said coating by means of infrared light and/or heat. 19. A process of changing the surface of a lithographic printing plate from a hydrophilic state into a hydrophobic state by an image-wise exposure to beat or infrared light of a heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 1. 20. The heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 1 wherein the hydrophilic polymeric pendant group comprises hydrophilic monomeric units selected from monomers comprising an anionic, a cationic or a non-ionic group. 21. The heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 1 wherein the hydrophobic polymeric pendant group comprises hydrophobic monomeric units comprising siloxanes, perfluoroalkylethylene, alkylacrylates, fluorinated alkylacrylates, chlorinated or brominated monomers, vinyl esters, vinyl ethers, ethylene, isoprene, butadiene, styrene, styrene derivatives, alkylmethacrylates, allyl methacrylates, fluorinated alkylmethacrylates, acrylonitrile methacrylonitrile, N-alkylacrylamides or N-alkylmethacrylamides. 22. The heat-sensitive lithographic, printing plate precursor according to claim 21 wherein the hydrophilic polymeric pendant group comprises hydrophilic monomeric units selected from monomers comprising an anionic, a cationic or a non-ionic group. 23. The heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 22 wherein the hydrophilic monomer comprises alkylene oxides, vinyl alcohol, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, itaconic acid, crotonic acid, fumaric acid, hydroxyalkyl methacrylate, hydroxyalkyl acrylate, vinylpyrrolidone, acrylamides, methacrylamides, vinylphosphonic acid, styrene sulfonic acid, vinyl methyl ether, vinyl sulfonate, sulphoethyl methacrylate, 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid, or protonated or alkylated derivates of vinylpyridine, vinylimidazole or N-vinyl diethylamine. 24. The heat sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 23 wherein the coating is capable of switching from a hydrophilic state into a hydrophobic state or from a hydrophobic state into a hydrophilic state upon exposure to heat and/or infrared light. 25. The heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 23 wherein the hydrophilic monomeric units are ethylene oxide or a mixture of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide. 26. The heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim, 25 wherein the hydrophobic monomeric units are dimethyl siloxane or methylphenyl siloxane. 27. The heat-sensitive lithographic printing plate precursor according to claim 21 wherein the hydrophobic polymeric pendant group comprises hydrophobic monomeric units comprising dimethyl siloxane or methylphenyl siloxane.