| abstract |
(57) [PROBLEMS] To provide an image forming element, In particular, there is provided an improved conductive layer that more effectively meets the wide variety of requirements of silver halide photographic films. An image forming element used in an image forming method, wherein the image forming element comprises a support, an image forming layer, and a conductive layer, wherein the conductive layer is contained in a film forming binder. Comprising a dispersion of acicular, crystalline, single-phase conductive metal-containing particles, said particles having a cross-sectional diameter of 0.0 An imaging element having a size of 2 μm or less and an aspect ratio of 5: 1 or more. |