Heat-sensitive recording material.

摘要

A heat-sensitive recording material having an improved color image-forming property and an enhanced gloss and resistance to water, oily substances and plasticizers, is provided with a heat-sensitive color-forming layer formed on a substrate surface and comprising a substantially colorless dye precursor, a color-developing agent and a binder; an intermediate layer formed on the color-forming layer and comprising a hydrophilic polymeric material and a pigment; a glossy surface layer formed on the intermediate layer and comprising a hydrophobic polymeric material having a glass transition point of 60 DEG C or more, and a lubricant; and optionally, an additional intermediate layer formed between the color-forming layer and the intermediate layer and comprising at least one member selected from hydrophilic polymeric materials and hydrophobic polymeric materials.