Image recording element comprising extrudable polyester-containing image-receiving layer

An image recording element comprising a support having on one side thereof a colorant image-receiving layer, wherein the colorant image-receiving layer comprises a blend of a polycarbonate and a polyester, wherein the polyester comprises:

• (a) recurring dibasic acid derived units and polyol derived units, at least 50 mole % of the dibasic acid derived units comprising dicarboxylic acid derived units each containing an alicyclic ring comprising 4 to 10 ring carbon atoms, which ring is within two carbon atoms of each carboxyl group of the corresponding dicarboxylic acid,
• (b) 25 to 75 mole % of the polyol derived units containing an aromatic ring not immediately adjacent to each hydroxyl group of the corresponding polyol,
• (c) 25 to 75 mole % of the polyol derived units of the polyester are non-aromatic and comprise 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and
• (d) at least 0.1 mole percent, in sum total, of (i) units, if any, derived from a multifunctional polyol having more than two hydroxy groups, based on the total polyol component in the polymer and (ii) units, if any, derived from a polyacid having more than two carboxylic acid groups, including derivatives thereof, based on the total acid derived units.

A thermal dye transfer assemblage comprising:

• (a) a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer, and (b) a dye-receiver element comprising a support having thereon a dye image-receiving layer, said dye-receiver element being in a superposed relationship with said dye-donor element so that said dye layer is in contact with said dye-image receiving layer;
• wherein the dye-image receiving layer comprises a polyester comprising
• (a) recurring dibasic acid derived units and polyol derived units, at least 50 mole % of the dibasic acid derived units comprising dicarboxylic acid derived units each containing an alicyclic ring comprising 4 to 10 ring carbon atoms, which ring is within two carbon atoms of each carboxyl group of the corresponding dicarboxylic acid,
• (b) 25 to 75 mole % of the polyol derived units containing an aromatic ring not immediately adjacent to each hydroxyl group of the corresponding polyol,
• (c) 25 to 75 mole % of the polyol derived units of the polyester are non-aromatic and comprise 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and
• (d) at least 0.1 mole percent, in sum total, of (i) units, if any, derived from a multifunctional polyol having more than two hydroxy groups, based on the total polyol component in the polymer and (ii) units, if any, derived from a polyacid having more than two carboxylic acid groups, including derivatives thereof, based on the total acid derived units.

A process of forming a dye transfer image comprising imagewise-heating a dye-donor element comprising a support having thereon a dye layer and transferring a dye image to a dye-receiver element to form said dye transfer image, said dye-receiver element comprising a support having thereon a dye-image receiving layer, wherein the dye-image receiving layer comprises a polyester comprising

• (a) recurring dibasic acid derived units and polyol derived units, at least 50 mole % of the dibasic acid derived units comprising dicarboxylic acid derived units each containing an alicyclic ring comprising 4 to 10 ring carbon atoms, which ring is within two carbon atoms of each carboxyl group of the corresponding dicarboxylic acid,
• (b) 25 to 75 mole % of the polyol derived units containing an aromatic ring not immediately adjacent to each hydroxyl group of the corresponding polyol,
• (c) 25 to 75 mole % of the polyol derived units of the polyester are non-aromatic and comprise 2 to 10 carbon atoms, and
• (d) at least 0.1 mole percent, in sum total, of (i) units, if any, derived from a multifunctional polyol having more than two hydroxy groups, based on the total polyol component in the polymer and (ii) units, if any, derived from a polyacid having more than two carboxylic acid groups, including derivatives thereof, based on the total acid derived units.