Photographic elements having hydrophilic colloid layers containing compounds having activator precursors and hydrophobic developing agents uniformly loaded in latex polymer particles

摘要

A photographic element is disclosed having coated on a support a hydrophilic colloid layer containing an activator precursor and loaded polymer particles of from 0.02 to 0.2 micron in average diameter. The polymer particles consist essentially of a hydrophobic polymer of which at least 2 percent by weight is comprised of ionizable repeating units, at least half being cationically ionizable, and a hydrophobic developing agent present in a weight ratio to the polymer of from about 1:4 to 3:1. Silver halide is present in the hydrophilic colloid layer or in an adjacent layer, and the activator precursor is present in a concentration of from 1 to 4 equivalent for each mole of silver halide. The photographic element is capable of being thermally processed.