Patent ID: 7332253

Claim:
An imageable element comprising a substrate having thereon an imageable layer comprising: a free radically polymerizable component, an initiator composition capable of generating radicals sufficient to initiate polymerization of said radically polymerizable component upon exposure to imaging radiation, a radiation absorbing compound, and a polymeric binder that is represented by the following Structure (I): wherein A represents recurring units comprising a pendant —C(═O)O—CH 2 CH═CH 2 group, B represents recurring units comprising pendant cyano groups, C represents recurring units selected from each of: 1) recurring units having pendant carboxy groups, 2) recurring units derived from vinyl carbazole, and 3) recurring units derived from methyl methacrylate, x is from about 1 to about 70 mol %, y is from about 10 to about 80 mol %, and z is from about 20 to about 90 mol %.