Claims
- 1. A thermal transfer image-receiving sheet comprising a substrate and a colorant-receptive layer, said substrate comprising a plastic film having microvoids, the fractal dimension of said microvoids being not less than 1.45.
- 2. The thermal transfer image-receiving sheet according to claim 1, wherein said plastic film having microvoids is formed by extruding a mixture containing a main resin and a polymer immiscible with said main resin and biaxially stretching the resultant extrudate.
- 3. The thermal transfer image-receiving sheet according to claim 2, wherein said main resin is polypropylene and said polymer immiscible with said main resin is polymethyl methacrylate.
Priority Claims (3)
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Parent Case Info
This is a Division of application Ser. No. 08/393,992 filed Feb. 24, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,698,489.
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Divisions (1)
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