Photographic elements with improved cinch scratch resistance

Abstract

A photographic element comprising a support having a front side and a back side, an image forming layer on the front side of the support, a protective overcoat on the front side of the Support further removed from the support than the image forming layer, the protective overcoat comprising process surviving matte particles in a hydrophilic binder, the matte particles having a Rockwell hardness of less than M90, the back side of the support having a protective overcoat layer, the protective overcoat layer being the layer furthest removed from the back side of the support and comprising a hydrophobic material having a Delta haze less than 30%.

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