PRINTABLE RECORDING MEDIA

摘要

A printable recording media containing a base substrate; a pre-coat layer including more than about 60 wt % of one or more particulate inorganic pigments by total dry weight of said pre-coat layer; an ink-receiving layer, disposed on said pre-coat layer, comprising a mixture of about 10 to about 90 wt % of a first pigment including precipitated calcium carbonate particles, about 5 to about 60 wt % of a second pigment having a larger size and a different shape than said first pigment particles, and about 1 to about 50 wt % of a third pigment having a surface area of at least 50 m2/gram, wherein said weight percentages are by combined weight of the first, second and third pigments by total dry weight of said ink-receiving layer. Also disclosed herein is a method for producing printed images using said recording media.