POROUS FUSIBLE INKJET MEDIA WITH FUSIBLE CORE-SHELL COLORANT-RECEIVING LAYER

摘要

A fusible print medium having a photobase layer, a vehicle sink layer, and a colorant-receiving layer. The colorant-receiving layer comprises core- shell polymer particles that have a hydrophilic shell and a fusible hydrophobic core. Upon exposure to a sufficient heat, the colorant-receiving layer inver ts from a porous, hydrophilic surface into a continuous layer that encapsulates colorant in hydrophilic domains. A method of forming the fusible print mediu m and producing a photographic quality image is also disclosed.