Thermal image transfer recording medium

A thermal image transfer recording medium comprising a support, and a thermofusible ink layer formed thereon, said thermofusible ink layer comprising a microporous resin matrix and a thermofusible ink, at least one of said microporous resin matrix or said thermofusible ink containing a repelling-property-imparting material such that said resin matrix and said thermofusible ink repel each other.

A thermal image transfer recording medium comprising a support, and a thermofusible ink layer formed thereon, which comprises a resin matrix and a thermofusible ink, in which the amount of said resin matrix increases in the direction of the thickness of said thermofusible ink layer toward the outer surface thereof, and the amount of said thermofusible ink decreases in the direction of the thickness of said thermofusible ink layer toward the outer surface thereof, at least one of said resin matrix or said thermofusible ink containing a repelling-property-imparting material such that said resin matrix and said thermofusible ink repel each other.

A thermal image transfer recording medium comprising a support, and a thermofusible ink layer formed thereon, which comprises a first thermofusible ink layer and a second thermofusible ink layer which is overlaid on said first thermofusible ink layer, said first thermofusible ink layer comprising a resin matrix with a three-dimensionally extended, coarsely branched structure and a thermofusible ink, said second thermofusible ink layer comprising a microporous resin matrix and said thermofusible ink, at least one of said microporous resin matrix or said thermofusible ink containing a repelling-property-imparting material such that said resin matrix and said thermofusible ink repel each other.