摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a heat-sensitive recording material having a transparent support suited for use in direct thermal imaging by thermal print head. SOLUTION: In the heat-sensitive recording material suited for use in direct thermal imaging, wherein (i) a transparent polymer support, (ii) a heat-sensitive imaging layer and (iii) a protective layer are sequentially contained, the protective layer is an opaque layer containing uniformly distributed in an organic hydrophilic polymeric binder at least one opacifying pigment in the form of a particulate material some of which protrudes from a surface of the binder and has anti-stick properties with respect to a thermal print head, the opacity of the layer (iii) corresponds with an absorption and/or scattering of at least 80% of the light of the visible wavelength range (400 to 700 nm). |