摘要 |
Disclosed herein is a recording medium comprising a base material and an ink-receiving layer provided on at least one side of the base material, wherein the ink-receiving layer comprises, as essential components, an hydrophilic resin and a cationic compound having both structural units of the formulae (I) and (II) <CHEM> wherein R1, R2, R4 and R5 are independently each other hydrogen or an alkyl group, R3 is a phenyl, naphthyl, benzyl or phenethyl group, R6 is a linear segment comprising a hydrophilic repeating segment and having 10 to 50 carbon atoms, and X is a halide ion, a sulfate ion, an alkylsulfate ion, an alkylsulfonate ion, an arylsulfonate ion, or an acetate ion, and wherein the cationic compound is used in combination with the hydrophilic resin in a proportion of from 1 to 40 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the hydrophilic resin. <IMAGE> |