IMAGE RECEIVING LAYER SUITABLE FOR THERMOGRAPHY FOR PORTABLE DATA CARRIERS, AND PORTABLE DATA CARRIER

摘要

An image-receiving layer (1) for receiving information (5) transferred by transfer thermography, and the use of same in portable data carriers. According to the invention, the image-receiving layer (1) is formed of two parts, a carrier layer (2) as well as an acceptor layer (3), and is produced by co-extruding two source materials, one of which being an amorphous polyester, e.g. PETG, the other a mixture of PETG with 10 to 90 wt. % styrene polymer.