Thermal transfer image-receiving sheet

Abstract

A thermal transfer image-receiving sheet is disclosed which can provide a sharp image, has excellent suitability for printing in respect of halftone color reproduction and gradation reproduction, has high glossiness and smoothness, a cushioning property, and an excellent appearance because fine scratches, if any, on the surface of the sheet is invisible to the naked eye. The thermal transfer image-receiving sheet comprises a substrate and a colorant-receptive layer laminated on at least one surface of the substrate, the substrate comprising a laminate of a plurality of plastic films, the laminate comprising at least a core layer, of a plastic, containing microvoids and a skin layer, of a plastic, containing microvoids and laminated on either one surface of the core layer on the colorant-receptive layer side or both surfaces of the core layer, the volume fraction of the total volume of the microvoids contained in the skin layer based on the volume of the whole skin layer being smaller than the volume fraction of the total volume of the microvoids contained in the core layer based on the volume of the whole core layer, the volume fraction of the skin layer being in the range of from 1.0 to 15.0%.

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