Abstract: A process for preparing a recording material comprising a support and a recording layer on the support, said recording layer containing a coupling agent and containing microcapsules containing a diazo compound, wherein a microcapsule dispersion which is coated on the support to form the recording layer is prepared by preparing an emulsion containing at least a diazo compound and a microcapsule wall-forming substance, forming microcapsule walls on emulsion droplets, and removing diazo compound remaining unincluded in the microcapsules formed from the emulsion.

Abstract: This invention discloses a heat sensitive recording material having a heat sensitive layer on a support; either of a color forming material or a developer which are contained in the heat sensitive layer is encased in a microcapsule. Since a plasticizer for a wall material of the microcapsule and a compound having an effect to depress the melting point of at least one member out of developers, a color forming reaction is carried out smoothly under a recording condition, therefore, a density of an obtained image is sufficient. Especially good results are obtained when a macromolecule substance selected from a group of polyurethane, polyurea, polyamide, polyester and polycarbonate is used as a wall material of the microcapsule. A coloring reaction assistant may be contained in any place of the heat sensitive layer.A preferable plasticizer can be selected from a group of phenols, alcohols, ureas, sulfonamides, carbamates and aromatic methoxy compounds.

Abstract: A recording material comprising a support having provided thereon, microcapsules containing a basic leuco dye dissolved in an organic solvent is disclosed. The microcapsules further contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 2-mercaptobenzothiazoles, guanidines, thioureas, 2-mercaptoimidazolines and thiurams. The recording material is free from coloration due to exposure to light and provides a recorded image of high density and high contrast.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material is disclosed, comprising a support and heat-sensitive recording layer on the support, said layer containing (1) microcapsules containing a basic dye precursor and an organic solvent as the core thereof and (2) a developer capable of forming color on reacting with the basic dye precursor, wherein said microcapsules are produced by the use of a wall-forming substance comprising xylylene diisocyanate or an adduct thereof such that the microcapsule walls are impermeable to both the basic dye precursor and developer at room temperature, but at a temperature of a thermal head during a recording process, become permeable to at least one of the basic dye precursor and developer, thereby permitting formation of a colored image as a result of the reaction between the basic dye precursor and the developer.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material is described, comprising a support having provided thereon a recording layer comprising a diazo compound and a coupling component, wherein the improvement comprises including said diazo compound and at least one compound selected from a polymerizable compound containing an ethylenically unsaturated bond therein or at least one compound capable of releasing a free radical upon exposure to light together in microcapsules.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon a heat-sensitive recording layer containing microcapsules containing a color former and an organic solvent as core materials and a color developer exterior thereto, the wall of said microcapsules being impermeable to both of the color former and the color developer at room temperature but becoming permeable to at least one of the color former and color developer upon the application of heat, wherein the heat-sensitive recording layer further contains a pigment having an average particle size greater than that of the microcapsules. The material exhibits improved handling and running properties.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material comprising a support having provided thereon a heat-sensitive recording layer, the heat-sensitive recording layer containing a diazo compound encapsulated in microcapsules and a component capable of undergoing a color forming reaction with said diazo compound, wherein a protective coating layer containing as a binder a modified polyvinyl alcohol containing silicon atoms, and at least one of colloidal silica and amorphous silica is applied on the surface of the heat-sensitive recording layer.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material is described, comprising a support comprising thereon a layer containing microcapsules containing a leuco dye and an organic solvent in a core thereof and a color developer outside of said microcapsules capable of reacting with said leuco dye to develop a color, wherein a glass transition point of said microcapsule wall is from about 60.degree. C. to 200.degree. C.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material is described, comprising a recording layer containing a diazo compound and a coupling component provided on a support, wherein one of said diazo compound and said coupling component is contained in microcapsules together with an organic solvent having a dielectric constant of from 5.2 to 7.5.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material is described, comprising a support having provided thereon a recording layer comprising a binder containing a diazonium compound and a coupling component, said diazonium compound being a diazonium salt represented by formula (I)ArN.sub.2.sup.+ X.sup.- (I)wherein Ar represents a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic moiety; and X.sup.- represents an acid anion containing an alkyl group having three or more fluorine atoms.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material is described, comprising a support having thereon a layer containing microcapsules containing at least a first coloring component capable of undergoing a coloring reaction and an organic solvent in a core, and at least a second component causing said coloring reaction with said first coloring component in the microcapsules, wherein two or more kinds of microcapsules comprising respective microcapsule walls having different glass transition points constitute said microcapsules.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording material, comprising a support having thereon a layer containing microcapsules containing at least a first component capable of causing a coloring reaction as a core material, and, outside of the microcapsules, at least a second component causing said coloring reaction with said first component in the microcapsules, wherein the microcapsules contain an organic solvent in the cores thereof, the average particle size of the microcapsules is 8 microns or less, and the value of (number average wall thickness .delta. (in microns)/volume average particle size D (in microns)) of the microcapsules is 1.times.10.sup.-2 or more. The coloring components that may be used in the core include leuco dyes and diazo compounds. The organic solvents have a boiling of 180.degree. C. or more. The heat-sensitive recording material has excellent pressure are friction resistance, a high heat coloring property and an excellent production aptitude.

Abstract: A light- and heat-sensitive recording material is disclosed. The material include microcapsule in which are encapsulated a particular combination comprised of a vinyl compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and a color forming component being capable of undergoing a color reaction with another color forming component to cause color formation. These coloring components are provided on the same side of a support.

Abstract: A heat developable photosensitive material having two or more layers superimposed on a support and containing at least (a) an organic silver salt, (b) a photocatalyst and (c) a reducing agent in one or more such layers, at least one said layers containing (d) a polymer having a repeating unit of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; and X is a hydrogen atom, or one to three groups selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkylsulfonyl group, an aryloxy group, an acyl group, an acyloxy group and an acylamido group.

Abstract: A heat-developable photosensitive material comprising a support having coated thereon at least on sensitive layer comprising (a) a binder and at least one of (b) an organic silver salt, (c) a photocatalyst, and (d) a reducing agent wherein said heat-developable photosensitive material additionally contains (e) a polyisocyanate and a process for preparing same are disclosed.

Abstract: A multi-layer color light-sensitive material comprising at least one silver halide emulsion layer which comprises at least two unit emulsion layers, one of which is a relatively more sensitive unit emulsion layer and one of which a relatively less sensitive unit emulsion layer, the at least two unit emulsion layers being sensitive to the same spectral region, wherein the less sensitive unit emulsion layer contains a slow coupling coupler and the more sensitive unit emulsion layer contains a rapid coupling coupler and a slow coupling coupler in an amount of from about 20 to about 90 mol% based on the total coupler amount in the more sensitive unit emulsion layer.

Abstract: A photographic sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one photographic emulsion layer, wherein at least one surface layer of the photographic sensitive material contains an alkylpolysiloxane having in the side chain thereof a polyoxyethylene chain, said alkylpolysiloxane being represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## in which R represents an aliphatic group or aryl group, R' represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group or an aryl group R" represents an alkyl group or alkoxyalkyl group, A represents divalent residue of an aliphatic hydrocarbon, n represents 0 or an integer of 1 to 12, p represents a value of 0 to 50, q represents a value of 2 to 50, x represents a value of 0 to 100, y represents a value of 1 to 50, z represents a value of 0 to 100 and x + y + z represents a value of 5 to 250.