Claims
- 1. A liquid electrographic toner composition comprising:
a) a liquid carrier having a Kauri-Butanol number less than 30; and b) a plurality of toner particles dispersed in the liquid carrier, wherein the toner particles comprise complementary crosslinkable functionalities and at least one amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material portions and one or more D material portions, and wherein at least a portion of the crosslinkable functionalities are incorporated into the amphipathic copolymer.
- 2. The liquid electrographic toner composition according to claim 1, further comprising at least one visual enhancement additive.
- 3. The liquid electrographic toner composition according to claim 2, wherein the at least one visual enhancement additive comprises at least one pigment.
- 4. The liquid electrographic toner composition according to claim 2, wherein the crosslinkable functionality is pendant from at least a D material portion.
- 5. The liquid electrographic toner composition according to claim 2, wherein the crosslinkable functionality is pendant from at least an S material portion.
- 6. The liquid electrographic toner composition according to claim 2, wherein a first crosslinkable functionality is pendant from an S material portion and a second crosslinkable functionality is pendant from a D material portion.
- 7. The liquid electrographic toner composition according to claim 6, wherein the first and second crosslinkable functionalities are the same.
- 8. The liquid electrographic toner composition according to claim 6, wherein the first and second crosslinkable functionalities are the same.
- 9. The liquid electrographic toner composition according to claim 2, wherein the crosslinkable functionality is pendant from at least the D material and comprises an epoxy moiety.
- 10. The liquid electrographic toner composition according to claim 2, wherein the crosslinkable functionality is pendant from at least the D material and comprises an amine moiety.
- 11. The liquid electrographic toner composition according to claim 4, wherein the D material has a Tg of less than about 40° C.
- 12. A liquid electrographic toner composition comprising:
(a) a liquid carrier having a Kauri-Butanol number less than 30; and (b) a first plurality of toner particles dispersed in the liquid carrier, wherein the first plurality of toner particles comprise a first amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material portions and one or more D material portions, and wherein the first amphipathic copolymer comprises a first crosslinkable functionality; and (c) a second plurality of toner particles dispersed in the liquid carrier, wherein the second plurality of toner particles comprise a second amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material portions and one or more D material portions, and wherein the second amphipathic copolymer comprises a second crosslinkable functionality.
- 13. The liquid electrographic toner composition according to claim 12, wherein the first crosslinkable functionality is pendant from the D material of the first amphipathic copolymer and the second crosslinkable functionality is pendant from the D material of the second amphipathic copolymer.
- 14. The liquid electrographic toner composition according to claim 12, wherein the first crosslinkable functionality is pendant from the S material of the first amphipathic copolymer and the second crosslinkable functionality is pendant from the S material of the second amphipathic copolymer.
- 15. The liquid electrographic toner composition according to claim 12, wherein the first crosslinkable functionality is pendant from the S and D material of the first amphipathic copolymer and the second crosslinkable functionality is pendant from the S and D material of the second amphipathic copolymer.
- 16. The liquid electrographic toner composition according to claim 12, wherein the first crosslinkable functionality comprises an epoxy moiety and the second crosslinkable functionality comprises an amine moiety.
- 17. The liquid electrographic toner composition according to claim 15, wherein the first crosslinkable functionality comprises an epoxy moiety and the second crosslinkable functionality comprises an amine moiety.
- 18. A method of making a liquid electrographic toner composition comprising steps of:
a) providing an organosol comprising a plurality of toner particles dispersed in a liquid carrier, wherein the toner particles comprise at least one amphipathic copolymer, wherein the amphipathic copolymer comprises one or more S material portions and one or more D material portions, and wherein the amphipathic copolymer comprises crosslinkable functionality; and b) mixing the organosol with one or more additives under conditions effective to form a dispersion.
- 19. A method of electrographically forming an image on a substrate surface comprising steps of:
a) providing a liquid toner composition, the liquid toner composition comprising an organosol, wherein the organosol comprises a plurality of toner particles dispersed in a liquid carrier, wherein the toner particles comprise at least one amphipathic copolymer comprising one or more S material portions and one or more D material portions, wherein the amphipathic copolymer comprises crosslinkable functionality; b) causing an image comprising the toner particles to be formed on the substrate surface; and c) crosslinking the amphipathic copolymer.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This non-provisional application claims the benefit of commonly assigned U.S. Provisional Application having serial No. 60/437,881, filed on Jan. 3, 2003, and titled ORGANOSOL LIQUID TONER INCLUDING AMPHIPATHIC COPOLYMERIC BINDER HAVING CROSSLINKABLE FUNCTIONALITY, which Application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60437881 |
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