Antistat of onium salt and polyether polymer

1. A material comprising a sheet wherein said sheet comprises at least one layer comprising polyether polymeric antistat and thermally processable onium salt, wherein said onium salt comprises methylphenylphosphonium p-methylbenzenesulfonate salt.

2. The material of claim 1 further comprising polyolefin binder polymer.

3. The material of claim 1 further comprising polyester binder polymer.

4. The material of claim 1 wherein said at least one layer comprises said polyether polymeric antistat and said thermally processable onium salt in a weight ratio between 99.9:0.1 and 10:90.

5. The material of claim 1 wherein said sheet comprises an oriented polymer sheet.

6. The material of claim 1 further comprising polypropylene binder polymer.

7. The material of claim 1 wherein said at least one layer comprises said polyether polymeric antistat and a binder polymer in a weight ratio between 100:0 and 1:99.

8. An imaging element comprising an image layer and a thermally processable substrate wherein said substrate comprises at least one layer comprising thermally processable polyether polymeric antistat and thermally processable onium salt, wherein said at least one layer further comprises polyolefin, polyester, or polypropylene binder polymer.

9. The imaging element of claim 8 wherein said at least one layer comprises said polyether polymeric antistat and said thermally processable onium salt in a weight ratio between 99.9:0.1 and 10:90.

10. The imaging element of claim 8 wherein said at least one layer comprises said polyether polymeric antistat and a binder polymer in a weight ratio between 100:0 and 1:99.

11. The imaging element of claim 8 wherein said substrate comprises an oriented polymer sheet.

12. The imaging element of claim 8 wherein said onium salt is selected from the group consisting of at least one of ammonium, phosphonium, and sulfonium salts.

13. The imaging element of claim 8 wherein said onium salt comprises benzyldimethyloctadecylammonium 3-nitrobenzenesulfonate.

14. The imaging element of claim 8 wherein said onium salt comprises methylphenylphosphonium p-methylbenzenesulfonate salt.

15. The imaging element of claim 8 wherein said image layer comprises at least one photosensitive silver halide layer.

16. The imaging element of claim 8 wherein said image layer comprises an ink jet receiving layer.

17. The imaging element of claim 8 wherein said image layer comprises a thermal dye receiving layer.

18. The imaging element of claim 8 wherein said substrate comprises a paper core having an oriented sheet laminated to the top and bottom side.

19. The imaging element of claim 18 wherein said at least one layer comprising antistat and onium salt is located on the bottom surface of said substrate.

20. The imaging element of claim 18 wherein said at least one layer comprising antistat and onium salt is located on the top surface of said substrate.

21. The imaging element of claim 18 wherein said substrate comprises paper with a polyethylene layer on each side and said at least one layer comprising antistat and onium salt is located on the bottom surface of said substrate.

22. The imaging element of claim 8 wherein said at least one layer further comprises hydrophobic binder polymer.

23. The imaging element of claim 8 wherein said substrate comprises cellulose acetate film base.

24. The imaging element of claim 12 wherein said onium salt comprises an ammonium salt and said ammonium salt comprises benzyldimethyl-octadecylammonium 3-nitrobenzenesulfonate salt.

25. The material of claim 12 wherein said onium salt comprises a phosphonium salt and said phosphonium salt comprises methylphenyl-phosphonium p-methylbenzenesulfonate salt.

26. A material comprising a sheet wherein said sheet comprises at least one layer comprising polyether polymeric antistat and thermally processable benzyldimethyloctadecylammonium 3-nitrobenzenesulfonate onium salt.

27. The material of claim 26 further comprising polyolefin binder polymer.

28. The material of claim 26 further comprising polyester binder polymer.

29. The material of claim 26 wherein said at least one layer comprises said polyether polymeric antistat and said thermally processable methylphenylphosphonium p-methylbenzenesulfonate onium salt in a weight ratio between 99.9:0.1 and 10:90.

30. The material of claim 26 wherein said sheet comprises an oriented polymer sheet.

31. The material of claim 26 further comprising polypropylene binder polymer.

32. The material of claim 26 wherein said at least one layer comprises said polyether polymeric antistat and a binder polymer in a weight ratio between 100:0 and 1:99.

33. An imaging element comprising an image layer and a substrate wherein said substrate comprises at least one layer comprising polyester binder polymer, polyether polymeric antistat, and thermally processable onium salt.

34. The imaging element of claim 33 wherein said at least one layer comprises said polyether polymeric antistat and said thermally processable onium salt in a weight ratio between 99.9:0.1 and 10:90.

35. The imaging element of claim 33 wherein said substrate comprises an oriented polymer sheet.

36. The imaging element of claim 33 wherein said onium salt is selected from the group consisting of at least one of ammonium, phosphonium, and sulfonium salts.

37. The imaging element of claim 33 wherein said onium salt comprises benzyldimethyloctadecylammonium 3-nitrobenzenesulfonate.

38. The imaging element of claim 33 wherein said onium salt comprises methylphenylphosphonium p-methylbenzenesulfonate salt.

39. The imaging element of claim 33 wherein said image layer comprises at least one photosensitive silver halide layer.

40. The imaging element of claim 33 wherein said image layer comprises an ink jet receiving layer.

41. The imaging element of claim 33 wherein said image layer comprises a thermal dye receiving layer.

42. The imaging element of claim 33 wherein said substrate comprises a paper core having an oriented sheet laminated to the top and bottom side.

43. The imaging element of claim 42 wherein said at least one layer comprising polyester binder polymer, antistat and onium salt is located on the bottom surface of said substrate.

44. The imaging element of claim 42 wherein said at least one layer comprising polyester binder polymer, antistat and onium salt is located on the top surface of said substrate.

45. The imaging element of claim 42 wherein said substrate comprises paper with a polyethylene layer on each side and said at least one layer comprising polyester binder polymer, antistat and onium salt is located on the bottom surface of said substrate.

46. The imaging element of claim 42 wherein said at least one layer further comprises hydrophobic binder polymer.

47. An imaging element comprising an image layer and a substrate wherein said substrate comprises at least one layer comprising polyether polymeric antistat, thermally processable onium salt, and polyolefin binder polymer.

48. The imaging element of claim 47 wherein said at least one layer comprises said polyether polymeric antistat and said thermally processable onium salt in a weight ratio between 99.9:0.1 and 10:90.

49. The imaging element of claim 47 wherein said substrate comprises an oriented polymer sheet.

50. The imaging element of claim 47 wherein said a least one layer further comprises polypropylene binder polymer.

51. The imaging element of claim 47 wherein said onium salt is selected from the group consisting of at least one of ammonium, phosphonium, and sulfonium salts.

52. The imaging element of claim 47 wherein said onium salt comprises benzyldimethyloctadecylammonium 3-nitrobenzenesulfonate.

53. The imaging element of claim 47 wherein said onium salt comprises methylphenylphosphonium p-methylbenzenesulfonate salt.

54. The imaging element of claim 47 wherein said image layer comprises at least one photosensitive silver halide layer.

55. The imaging element of claim 47 wherein said image layer comprises an ink jet receiving layer.

56. The imaging element of claim 47 wherein said image layer comprises a thermal dye receiving layer.

57. The imaging element of claim 47 wherein said substrate comprises a paper core having an oriented sheet laminated to the top and bottom side.

58. The imaging element of claim 57 wherein said at least one layer comprising antistat and onium salt is located on the bottom surface of said substrate.

59. The imaging element of claim 57 wherein said at least one layer comprising antistat and onium salt is located on the top surface of said substrate.

60. The imaging element of claim 57 wherein said substrate comprises paper with a polyethylene layer on each side and said at least one layer comprising antistat and onium salt is located on the bottom surface of said substrate.

61. The imaging element of claim 57 wherein said a least one layer further comprises hydrophobic binder polymer.

62. An imaging element comprising an image layer and a thermally processable substrate wherein said substrate comprises at least one layer comprising thermally processable polyether polymeric antistat and thermally processable onium salt, wherein said substrate comprises a paper core having an oriented sheet laminated to the top and bottom side, and wherein said at least one layer further comprises hydrophobic binder polymer.

63. The imaging element of claim 62 wherein said at least one layer further comprises polyolefin, polyester, or polypropylene binder polymer.

64. The imaging element of claim 62 wherein said at least one layer comprises said polyether polymeric antistat and said thermally processable onium salt in a weight ratio between 99.9:0.1 and 10:90.

65. The imaging element of claim 62 wherein said at least one layer comprises said polyether polymeric antistat and a binder polymer in a weight ratio between 100:0 and 1:99.

66. The imaging element of claim 62 wherein said onium salt is selected from the group consisting of at least one of ammonium, phosphonium, and sulfonium salts.

67. The imaging element of claim 62 wherein said onium salt comprises benzyldimethyloctadecylammonium 3-nitrobenzenesulfonate.

68. The imaging element of claim 62 wherein said onium salt comprises methylphenylphosphonium p-methylbenzenesulfonate salt.

69. The imaging element of claim 62 wherein said image layer comprises at least one photosensitive silver halide layer.

70. The imaging element of claim 62 wherein said image layer comprises an ink jet receiving layer.

71. The imaging element of claim 62 wherein said image layer comprises a thermal dye receiving layer.

72. The imaging element of claim 62 wherein said at least one layer comprising antistat and onium salt is located on the bottom surface of said substrate.

73. The imaging element of claim 62 wherein said at least one layer comprising antistat and onium salt is located on the top surface of said substrate.

74. The imaging element of claim 62 wherein said substrate comprises paper with a polyethylene layer on each side and said at least one layer comprising antistat and onium salt is located on the bottom surface of said substrate.