| abstract |
An inkjet recording ink, including: water; a wetting agent; a colorant; and polymer microparticles, wherein the polymer microparticles are each a copolymer of a monomer represented by the following structural formula (1) or the following general formula (2), a monomer represented by the following general formula (3), and a macromonomer represented by the following general formula (4): n n n n n n n n n n n n where “R1” is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n where “Rs” are independently an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n where “l” is the number of repeating units, and an integer of 1 to 100. |