Abstract: The invention relates to a photographic element comprising a paper base, at least one photosensitive silver halide layer, a layer of biaxially oriented polymer sheet between said paper base and said silver halide layer, and a biaxially oriented polymer sheet on the opposite side of said base paper from said photosensitive silver halide layer wherein said biaxially oriented sheets and said base paper together have balanced forces such that the photographic element remains flat over a broad range of relative humidity changes.

Abstract: Thermally processable imaging elements in which the image is formed by imagewise heating or by imagewise exposure to light followed by uniform heating has a protective overcoat layer containing poly(silicic acid), and a mixture of a water-soluble hydroxyl-containing polymer and a polyvinyl acetal.

Abstract: The present invention is a photographic paper which includes a paper sheet with a polyolefin resin layer on each surface of the paper sheet. The photographic paper includes a print retaining antistatic layer having a dry coverage of from 80 mg/m.sup.2 to 1000 mg/m.sup.2 on one of the free surfaces of the polyolefin layers. The print retaining antistatic layer includes a smectite clay, and a polymeric binder wherein the polymeric binder can sufficiently intercalate inside or exfoliate the smectite clay. The photographic paper can include a silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer on the other free surface.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of producing a photographic support. The method includes providing a photographic paper and transporting the photographic paper through an atmospheric glow discharge zone, wherein the atmospheric glow discharge zone contains a gas with a dielectric strength which is less than air. The atmospheric glow discharge zone is subjected to an electric frequency between 40 kHz and 13.56 Mhz and an electric field such that an atmospheric glow discharge is formed; and the photographic paper is coated with a polymeric coating.

Abstract: A color photographic material with a support and at least one spectrally sensitised silver halide emulsion layer containing at least one color coupler, which layer contains a polymer with repeat units of the structure I ##STR1## in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 are identical or different and mean hydrogen, alkyl or halogen,L means a chemical bond or a linking member andX means a group which reacts with NH.sub.2 --, COOH-- or OH-- groups in an addition or condensation reaction,in dispersed form with an average particle size of <300 nm, is distinguished by improved "dark fading" stability.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive material comprises a support, a hardening layer and a light-sensitive layer. The hardening layer contains an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound or an ethylenically unsaturated cross-linkable polymer. The light-sensitive layer contains silver halide and a hydrophilic polymer. The hardening layer or the light-sensitive layer contains a reducing agent. An adhesive layer or the light-sensitive layer contains a water-soluble synthetic polymer. The adhesive layer is provided between the hardening layer and the light-sensitive layer. The water-soluble synthetic polymer comprises a repeating unit represented by the formula (I) in an amount of at least 50 mol %: ##STR1## in which each of n1 and n2 is an integer of 10 to 5,000; each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is hydrogen, an alkyl group or an aryl group; X is --O--R.sup.4 --O-- or --NR.sup.5 --; R.sup.4 is an alkylene group, an alkyleneoxyalkylene group, an arylene group or an aralkylene group; R.sup.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, at least one image forming layer superposed on the support and a protective overcoat superposed on the support. The protective overcoat is farthest from the support. The protective overcoat is formed by the coating and subsequent drying of a coating composition of an aqueous medium having therein a water dispersible siloxane-containing polyurethane.

Abstract: This invention provides a means for improving rapid drying ability upon development and preservability of developing solution which comprises interposing a layer of water-soluble polymer having an average molecular weight of 300,000 or more between a non-photosensitive hydrophilic colloid layer and a hydrophobic polymer layer coated on the opposite side of a support to a silver halide photographic emulsion layer, or storing dried the above silver halide photographic photosensitive material with the interposed layer at the glass transition temperature of the hydrophobic polymer or higher.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image forming layer superposed on the support, and an electrically conducting layer. The electrically conducting includes smectite clay at a weight percent of from 5 to 95% and an interpolymer of vinylidene halide at a weight percent of from 95 to 5%.

Abstract: A photographic element is disclosed, comprising a support having a gelatin undercoat, having provided thereon an acetylcellulose layer containing from 1.0 to 12.0 wt % of a polymer represented by formula (1) and from 5 to 40 wt % of a compound having at least two isocyanate groups, both based on acetylcellulose contained in the acetylcellulose layer. Also disclosed is a diffusion transfer photographic light-sensitive material comprising a photographic element comprising a support having a gelatin undercoat, having provided thereon an acetylcellulose layer containing from 2.0 to 9.0 wt % of a polymer represented by formula (1) and from 5 to 20 wt % of a compound having at least two isocyanate group, both based on acetylcellulose contained in the acetylcellulose layer.

Abstract: Imaging elements, such as photographic, electrostatographic and thermal imaging elements, are comprised of a support, an image-forming layer and an electrically-conductive layer produced by coating a layer comprised of a metallo-organic compound and a film-forming binder and subjecting such layer to glow discharge treatment to render it electrically conductive. Use of a metallo-organic compound in combination with a glow discharge treatment provides a controlled degree of electrical conductivity and beneficial chemical, physical and optical properties which adapt the electrically-conductive layer for such purposes as providing protection against static or serving as an electrode which takes part in an image-forming process.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaged photographic element having a protective overcoat thereon. The protective overcoat is formed by providing a photographic element having at least one silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer; and applying an aqueous coating comprising polymer particles having an average size of 0.1 to 50 microns at a weight percent of 5 to 50 percent, a soft polymer latex binder at a weight percent of 1 to 3 percent, over the at least one silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer. The silver halide light sensitive emulsion layer is developed to provide an imaged photographic element. The hydrophobic polymer particles is fused to form a protective overcoat.

Abstract: The present invention improves the conservation of a photographic product with a cellulose ester type support. The present invention involves coating on the support or the photographic product with a transparent film-forming aqueous composition. The composition is a fibrous alumino-silicate polymer of formula Al.sub.x Si.sub.y O.sub.z in which x:y is between 1 and 3, and z is between 2 and 6. The support can be treated before the application of the photographic layers (as a substratum or under-layer) or after the application of the photographic layers (as a top layer). It is also possible to treat an exposed, developed film by applying a top layer of the said composition.

Abstract: A photographic element comprises an ultraviolet ray absorbing polyester support bearing a light-sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion layer, the support having adjacent thereto one or more contiguous non imaging layers between the support and the closest silver halide photographic emulsion layer said one or more contiguous layers containing a combined gelatin laydown of 2.3 g/m.sup.2 or less.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light sensitive material comprising a support having thereon photographic component layers including a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a light insensitive hydrophilic colloid layer, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer comprises a silver halide emulsion which has been subjected to desalting by ultrafiltration, at least one of the component layers containing a composite material comprising a hydrophobic polymer and inorganic particles.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image forming layer, and an electrically-conductive layer. The electrically conductive layer includes electronically-conductive fine particles from about 5 to 50 volume percent of said electrically-conductive layer, film-forming hydrophilic colloid, and carboxylic acid-containing polymer particles having an acid number of at least 90.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive material comprises a support, a hardening layer and a light-sensitive layer. The hardening layer contains an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable compound and a hydrophobic polymer having an acidic group. The light-sensitive layer contains silver halide and a hydrophilic polymer. The hardening layer or the light-sensitive layer contains a reducing agent. An adhesive layer or a light-sensitive layer contains a water-soluble synthetic polymer. The adhesive layer is provided between the hardening layer and the light-sensitive layer. The water-soluble synthetic polymer comprises a repeating unit represented by the formula (I) in an amount of at least 10 mol %: ##STR1## in which each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 independently is hydrogen, an aliphatic group or an aromatic group.

Abstract: A photographic element comprising a support, at least one hydrophilic light-sensitive layer, and a light-insensitive layer containing a binder and solid, nonporous polymer matte particle having the formula:(A).sub.x (B).sub.ywhere A is a monofunctional ethylenically unsaturated monomer, B is a polyfunctional ethylenically unsaturated monomer, x is from 0 to 55 mole %, and y is about 45 to 100 mole %.

Abstract: A light-sensitive sheet comprises an aluminum alloy support and a light-sensitive layer. The aluminum alloy support contains grains of secondary phase. The maximum grain size of the grains of secondary phase essentially is less than 5 .mu.m. Silver halide light-sensitive materials having the aluminum alloy support are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, and at least one imaging layer superposed on the support. A protective overcoat is superposed on the support, and is formed by coating and subsequent drying of an aqueous coating composition having therein colloidal polymer particles having a glass transition temperature of greater than 20.degree. C. and a fluoropolyether including more than 90 mole % units selected from the group consisting of --CF.sub.2 --CF.sub.2 --O--, --CF.sub.2 --O--, --CF(CF.sub.3)--O--, and --CF.sub.2 --CF(CF.sub.3)--O--, and a functional group selected from the group consisting of COOH, --CH.sub.2 --OH, --CH.sub.2 --COOH, --CH.sub.2 --SO.sub.3 H, --CH.sub.2 --PO.sub.3 H, --(CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O)--H, and --(CH.sub.2 --CH(CH.sub.3)--O--)--H. The present invention includes the imaging element produced from the coating composition.

Abstract: Disclosed are resin-coated paper having on one side of its base paper a first resin layer made of a resin composition obtained by melt-blending 90 to 65 parts by weight of a high-density polyethylene resin having a melt flow rate of 10.0 g/10 min to 40.0 g/10 min and a density of 0.960 g/cm.sup.3 or more and 10 to 35 parts by weight of a low-density polyethylene resin or a medium-density polyethylene resin, which has a melt flow rate of 0.2 g/10 min to 2 g/10 min, a density of 0.935 g/cm.sup.3 or less, a percentage of molecules with a molecular weight of 500,000 or more of 10% by weight or more and a critical shear rate of 0.5 (l/sec) or less, said resin composition obtained by the melt-blending having a critical shear rate of 10 (l/sec) or less; and a process for producing the resin-coated paper. The resin-coated paper is good in the molding processability of the resin layer, is excellent in the adhesion between the resin layer and the base paper, and contains only a small amount of a gel formed.

Abstract: The present invention is a photographic element which includes a support having a front surface and a back surface, and a silver halide imaging layer superposed on the front side of the support. A backing layer is superposed on the backside of the support and is formed by the coating and subsequent drying of an aqueous coating composition having therein a mixture of film-forming colloidal particles and non-film-forming colloidal particles and a fluoropolyether comprising more than 90 mole % units selected from the group consisting of --CF.sub.2 --CF.sub.2 --O--, --CF.sub.2 --O--, --CF(CF.sub.3)--O--, and --CF.sub.2 --CF(CF.sub.3)--O--, and a functional group selected from the group consisting of COOH, --CH.sub.2 --OH, --CH.sub.2 --COOH, --CH.sub.2 --SO.sub.3 H, --CH.sub.2 --PO.sub.3 H, --(CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 --O)--H, and --(CH.sub.2 --CH(CH.sub.3)--O--)--H.

Abstract: This invention describes a method for manufacturing a photographic support which includes providing a support and laminating a surface of the support with a polymer resin formulation containing from 0.001 to 1 weight percent antioxidant at a temperature of from 305.degree. to 360.degree. C. while exposing the polymer resin formulation to an ozone containing gas at a rate of greater than 0.1 mg/m.sup.2 of said support.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of producing an imaging support which includes providing a support, simultaneously coating on a side of the support; a transparent magnetic recording layer including magnetic particles, a polymeric binder and an organic solvent, and a lubricating overcoat layer farthest from the support, the lubricating overcoat layer including a lubricant selected form the general formulas I, II or III:wherein general formula I comprises: ##STR1## wherein X is selected from the group consisting of esters, amides, ethers, or methylene, a is from 10 to 500, and b is from 4 to 3000, and the general formula I has a molecular weight at least 800;wherein general formula II comprises: ##STR2## wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of, --C-- and --N--, Z is selected from the group consisting of esters, amides, and a carbon-carbon bond, R is selected from the group consisting of methyl, and hydrogen or may be absent if Y equals nitrogen, c is from 1 to 2, d is from 4 to 3000, e is from 10 t

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element including a support, an image-forming layer and at one least layer having been formed by the coating and subsequent drying of a coating composition. The coating composition is an aqueous medium having therein a polyurethane/vinyl polymer dispersion formed by free radical polymerization of a vinyl monomer in the presence of an aqueous polyurethane dispersion.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image forming layer and a backing layer. The backing layer includes a film forming polymeric binder, hard filler particles in an amount of from 10 to 80 volume percent of the backing layer, and crosslinked elastomeric matte beads having a glass transition temperature of 10.degree. C. or less.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of processing an image-wise exposed light-sensitive silver halide material by the steps of developing, fixing in a fixer solution containing less than 4 g per liter of aluminum ions expressed as an equivalent amount of aluminum sulphate, rinsing and drying; characterised in that said material comprises a support and on one or both sides thereof at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a gelatinous protective antistress layer, wherein said antistress layer comprises at least one polymer latex in such an amount that there is a ratio by weight of latex to gelatin is from 0.5 to 1.5 and wherein said material is hardened to such an extent that its swelling degree after immersing said material for 3 minutes in demineralised water of 25.degree. C. is not more than 300%.

Abstract: An image recording material improved in its physical property is disclosed, comprising composite polymer particles which comprise inorganic particles and a hydrophobic polymer compound containing a repeating unit represented by the following formula. The composite polymer particles are formed by polymerizing, in the presence of the inorganic particles, a composition containing a hydrophobic monomer.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of producing an imaging support which includes providing a support, simultaneously coating on a side of the support; a transparent magnetic recording layer comprising magnetic particles, a polymeric binder and an organic solvent, and a lubricating overcoat layer farthest from the support, the lubricating overcoat layer comprising wax particles having a size from 0.01 .mu.m to 0.5 .mu.m, and an organic solvent; and drying the magnetic recording layer and the lubricating overcoat layer.

Abstract: There is disclosed a particulate photographic polymer, which at least comprises a repeating unit of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R is an alkyl group, a phenyl group, or a hydrogen atom; L is a divalent organic binding group; A is a repeating unit derived from at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer, or a repeating unit derived by ring opening polymerization of a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound, with --(A).sub.m -- being soluble in water or a hydrophilic organic liquid; m is from 2 to 200; and Y is a monovalent binding group. The polymer is excellent in dispersion stability in coating solutions, prevents settling and agglomeratingis and the formation of mat pinholes, and can improve granularity of images.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for treating a polyester support such as polyethylene naphthalate or polyethylene terephthalate. The treatment is carried out at atmospheric pressure in a gas of helium and optionally nitrogen and/or oxygen. The treatment uses metallic electrodes and an atmospheric glow discharge results when the electrodes are connected to a generator and spaced about 1 to 2 mm apart. The process and apparatus improve adhesion of subsequently coated emulsions on the polyester support at high speeds and relatively low power by selecting a frequency of 40 kHz to 500 kHz.

Abstract: This invention relates to a motion picture print film having a support and having, in order, on one side thereof an antihalation undercoat and at least one silver halide emulsion layer and having, in order, on the opposite side thereof an antistatic layer, a protective overcoat; characterized in that said protective overcoat includes a polyurethane binder and the polyurethane binder has a tensile elongation to break of at least 50% and a Young's modulus measured at a 2% elongation of at least 50000 lb/in, and a topcoat farthest from the support which includes a hydrophilic binder at a weight percent of at least 20.

Abstract: The present invention is an imaging element which includes a support, an image forming layer and a backing layer. The backing layer includes a film forming polymeric binder and crosslinked elastomeric matte beads having a glass transition temperature of 10.degree. C. or less.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material comprises a paper support, and provided thereon, a light sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a non-light sensitive layer, said support comprising a paper base and a resin layer coated on each side of the paper base, the resin layer on the silver halide emulsion layer side comprising two or more resin layers containing white pigment and having a different white pigment content, at least one of the resin layers being composed of a polyolefin or polyester resin, and at least another one layer being composed of a resin selected from the group consisting of a polyester resin, a polyether resin, a polyurethane resin, a polycarbonate resin, a polystyrene resin, a cellulose derivative and an electron beam hardened rein, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer comprises a silver halide emulsion having a silver chloride content of 95 to 99.

Abstract: A syndiotactic styrenic polymer film has a coated layer. The film has a height of waviness of not higher than 18 mm. A process for the preparation of the same is also disclosed. A silver halide photographic material having the syndiotactic styrenic polymer film as a support is further disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a three layer backing system for a photographic element. The backing system in on the opposite side of the light-sensitive layer. The backing system includes a first antistatic layer having an antistatic agent. The backing system includes a barrier layer of a polymer. The overcoat layer, farthest from the support, includes cellulose acetate and cellulose nitrate in a ratio range of from 3:1 to 1:1 and from 5 to 40 percent perfluorinatied polymer particles.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material that comprises at least one backing layer on a support, wherein at least one of the backing layers contains a crosslinking agent of the general formula (1) in the range of from 3 to 1000 mg/m.sup.2, and at least one of the backing layers is a transparent magnetic recording layer containing abrasives that have Moh's hardness values of not less than 5.General formula (1) ##STR1## wherein n is an integer of n.gtoreq.0; m is an integer of 1 or 2; and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group. In the light-sensitive material, the problem of emulsion peeling on the side of the back surface is hardly to arise, and in addition, an error in magnetic recording/reproducing caused after development processing is also hardly to cause.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an anti-reflective layer comprises the steps of coating a polymer solution containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of phenol-based resins, water-soluble resins and acryl resins as a main component, and then baking at a high temperature. The method is simplified and the layer's reflectance is greatly enhanced.

Abstract: A photographic element having a support, a light-sensitive layer and a protective overcoat layer, at least one layer comprising a hydrophilic colloid containing colloidal core-shell latex particles, the core being a hydrophobic polymer and the shell comprising greater than 10 and less than 90 mole percent of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a carboxylic acid group.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is provided comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer and an outermost layer comprising an hydrophillic binder and polymeric spacing particles characterized in that(i) the outermost layer has a thickness between 0.3 to 0.9 pm and(ii) the polymeric spacing particles comprise at the surface alkali metal carboxylate or sulphonate groups equivalent to an acid value greater than 1.0 mg KOH per 1 g of polymeric spacing particles. In a preferred embodiment the said spacing particles have a volume average diameter (d.sub.v50) that is 5 to 30 times larger than the thickness of the outermost layer.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material is disclosed, comprising a support having thereon at least one photographic constituent layer, wherein any one of the photographic constituent layer contains at least one reducing agent for color formation represented by formula (I), at least one dye forming coupler and at least one water-insoluble polymer.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material is disclosed, which comprises a support having thereon a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, wherein at least one emulsion layer contains a monodisperse tabular silver halide emulsion having an aspect ratio of 3 or more and less than 100 and relative standard deviation of grain sizes of 20% or less, and at least one layer contains at least one of the anionic water-soluble polymer represented by formula (1), the dispersion of alkali-soluble polymer represented by formula (2), or the dispersion of polymer represented by formula (3): ##STR1## wherein the substituents are as defined herein the specification.

Abstract: Thermally processable imaging elements in which the image is formed by imagewise heating or by imagewise exposure to light followed by uniform heating are comprised of a support, a thermographic or photothermographic imaging layer, a protective overcoat layer and a backing layer and include in at least one layer thereof, polymeric matte particles comprising a polymeric core surrounded by a layer of colloidal inorganic particles. The polymeric matte particles provide enhanced image quality and improved processing characteristics with respect to adhesion, dusting and lack of haze.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material that comprises, in at least one photographic layer constituting the material, a dispersion containing fine grains of a solid dye represented by the following general formula (II), wherein the solid dye has been subjected to heat treatment at 40.degree. C. or higher, and wherein the dispersion further contains a specific water-soluble or water-dispersible polymer-compound that has a hydrophobic group bonding at a terminal of a copolymer of vinyl alcohol and vinyl ester: ##STR1## wherein D represents a residue of a compound having a chromophoric group; X represents a dissociating hydrogen atom, or a group having a dissociating hydrogen atom, which atom or group connects to the D directly or via a divalent connecting group; and y is an integer of 1 to 7. The photographic light-sensitive material prevents any change of viscosity with the lapse of time due to the dye in a state of dispersion solution containing fine grains of the dye.

Abstract: The invention describes silver halide packet emulsion grains or crystals that are conventionally precipitated using gelatin of a given isoelectric pH, surrounded by a layer of gelatin-grafted-polymer particles wherein the grafted gelatin has a different isoelectric pH and the said gelatin-grafted-polymer particles are optionally chemically bonded to the gelatin surrounding the silver halide microcrystals. Such packet emulsions can form the basis for a mixed-packet color photographic system.

Abstract: A photographic material having at least one photosensitive silver halide emulsion layer and at least one non-photosensitive layer on a support, which material contains at least one compound of the formula (I) in at least one of the layers, ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 to R.sub.5, L, m and n have the meaning stated in the specification and PUG means a photographically active group, may be produced in thinner layers.

Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the invention a composite support for an imaging element is described, which composite support comprises a polymeric film having coated thereon an electrically conductive layer and an auxiliary layer coated over the electrically conductive layer, wherein the polymeric film comprises a surface which has been activated by energetic treatment, and wherein the composite support further comprises an adhesion promoting layer comprising an aqueous dispersible, aliphatic, anionic polyurethane binder having an ultimate elongation to break of at least 350 percent either between the polymeric film and the electrically conductive layer or between the electrically conductive layer and the auxiliary layer, and the electrically conductive layer or adhesion promoting layer is in contiguous contact with the activated surface of the polymeric film.

Abstract: Silver halide light sensitive photographic elements comprising a support bearing on one side thereof at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion yellow-image forming layer, at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion cyan-image forming layer, at least one green-sensitive silver halide emulsion magenta-image forming layer, and an antihalation layer comprising a cyan filter dye coated between the support and the red-sensitive layer, wherein the green-sensitive layer comprises a four equivalent magenta image forming coupler and the cyan filter dye is of the formula (I): ##STR1## where L.sup.1, L.sup.2, L.sup.3, L.sup.4 and L.sup.5 are methine groups; R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently H or alkyl or aryl groups; and M.sup.+ is H or a counter ion; wherein at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 comprises an aryl group substituted with a substituent having a .pi. value of less than -0.10, where .pi.

Abstract: A photographic element is disclosed which comprises (a) a support, (b) a radiation-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer on one side of the support, and (c) a protective backing on the opposite side of the support which provides scratch and abrasion resistance and process surviving lubricity. The protective backing is comprised of one or more layers, the outermost of which comprises a film-forming hydrophobic lubricious polyimide-siloxane block copolymer. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the backing further comprises a solid particle dye dispersion of a filter dye which is readily soluble or decolorizable in alkali aqueous photographic processing solutions at pH of 8 or above dispersed in an alkaline aqueous insoluble, organic solvent soluble film forming binder, and an electrically conductive agent, such that the backing provides halation protection during exposure as well as process-surviving antistatic protection.

Abstract: A composite support for an imaging element is described, which composite support comprises a polymeric film and an electrically conductive layer, wherein the polymeric film comprises a surface which has been activated by energetic treatment, the electrically conductive layer comprises an electrically conductive agent dispersed in an aqueous dispersible polymeric binder comprising an aliphatic, anionic polyurethane having an ultimate elongation to break of at least 350 percent, and the electrically conductive layer is in contiguous contact with the activated surface of the polymeric film. Imaging elements for use in an image-forming process are also described, which element comprise such composite supports and at least one image-forming layer. The invention provides composite supports and imaging elements containing an electrically conductive antistatic layer having excellent adhesion to energetic surface-treated polymer film supports, and of auxiliary layers to the electrically conductive antistatic layer.