Patent ID: 7264856

Claim:
An inkjet recording element comprising a support having thereon in order from the support: a) at least one porous, ink-receiving layer; and b) a fusible, porous topmost layer comprising a film-forming, hydrophobic binder and fusible, polymeric particles of a non-segmented polyurethane, or salt form thereof, comprising the polymerization reaction product of a diisocyanate and a diol component comprising a mixture of diols, said diol mixture comprising: an anionically substituted diol selected from carboxylic acid-, sulfonic acid-, and phosphonic acid-substituted diol comprising from 1 to 20 mole percent of said diol component, and at least one short chain aliphatic diol comprising at least 80 mole percent of the total diol content at least 60 mole percent of which is an ether containing short chain aliphatic diol, wherein said polyurethane having a Tg greater than about 70° C.