Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic layer provided upon a major surface of a substrate, wherein the magnetic layer includes a magnetic pigment, and a polymeric binder system containing a polyurethane having (1) a plurality of pendant phosphonate ester groups effective for promoting wetting of the magnetic pigment by the polymeric binder system, and (2) at least one quaternary ammonium group effective for promoting wetting of the magnetic pigment by the polymeric binder system.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate having a surface bearing a magnetizable coating wherein said magnetizable coating comprises a magnetic pigment dispersed in a polymeric binder, said polymer binder comprises a star block copolymer having a two phase morphology and comprising a pendant dispersing group.

Abstract: A thermographic element comprising in a non-aqueous binder medium a silver salt oxidizing agent in reactive association with a compound comprising a plurality of redox color releasing moieties such that oxidation of each redox color releasing moiety causes release from said compound of a thermally diffusible dye.The compounds many of which are new incorporate two or more developer moieties into a single molecule to minimize the diffusibility of the compound. Following oxidation, either directly by the silver salt or by means of a cross-oxidizing agent, each oxidized developer moiety releases a thermally diffusible dye. The compounds are of sufficient size and molecular weight to slow or prevent diffusion in imaging systems and yet possess several active developer moieties per molecule which is advantageous over known ballasted dye releasers which comprise bulky molecules with only a single developer moiety.