Protected thermosensitive recording material

摘要

A thermosensitive recording material suited for use in direct thermal imaging by means of an information-wise energized heating element, said recording material containing a thermosensitive recording layer of which the optical density is changed by heat, characterized in that said recording layer is coated with a protective transparent layer essentially consisting of a cellulose nitrate having a substitution degree (DS) in the range of 2.2 to 2.32.