Abstract:
Novel support material formulations, characterized as providing a cured support material with improved dissolution rate, while maintaining sufficient mechanical strength, are disclosed. The formulations comprise a water-miscible non-curable polymer, a first water-miscible, curable material and a second, water-miscible material that is selected capable of interfering with intermolecular interactions between polymeric chains formed upon exposing the first water-miscible material to curing energy. Methods of fabricating a three-dimensional object, and a three-dimensional object fabricated thereby are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Novel support material formulations, characterized as providing a cured support material with improved dissolution rate, while maintaining sufficient mechanical strength, are disclosed. The formulations comprise a water-miscible non-curable polymer, a first water-miscible, curable material and a second, water-miscible material that is selected capable of interfering with intermolecular interactions between polymeric chains formed upon exposing the first water-miscible material to curing energy. Methods of fabricating a three-dimensional object, and a three-dimensional object fabricated thereby are also disclosed.
Abstract:
A toner comprising a toner particle including a resin component, wherein the resin component includes an olefin resin and an olefin copolymer including a hydroxyl group, the olefin resin has a specific monomer unit Y1, the olefin copolymer including a hydroxyl group has a specific monomer unit Z1 and Z2, a hydroxyl value of the olefin resin is not more than 10 mg KOH/g, a hydroxyl value of the olefin copolymer including a hydroxyl group is at least 20 mg KOH/g and not more than 250 mg KOH/g, and a content of the olefin resin in the resin component is more than 50 mass % with respect to a total mass of the resin component.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a toner for electrostatic charge image development, including toner base particles containing a binder resin containing as a main component a vinyl resin having a constitutional unit derived from a monomer having an acid group, and aluminum, wherein a concentration of the aluminum in the toner base particles, as measured by radio inductively coupled plasma emission spectral analysis, is from 900 to 2,200 ppm. According to the present invention, there is provided a means for improving the environmental stability of electrification, and the glossiness and the image density of the image to be formed in a good balance while maintaining sufficient low temperature fixability in a toner for electrostatic charge image development.
Abstract:
A support material toner particle for use in xerographic additive manufacturing includes a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymer and blend-additives including a chitosan and a polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), the amount of blend-additives is selected to adjust the Tg of the PVA polymer to be within about 1° C. to about 20° C. of a desired build material toner Tg. A xerographic toner system includes a build toner material and a support toner material, the support toner material includes a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymer and blend-additives including a chitosan and a polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), the amount of blend-additives is selected to adjust the Tg of the PVA polymer to be within about 1° C. to about 20° C. of the build material toner Tg. A method of making a support toner material includes blending polyvinyl alcohol with blend additives including a chitosan and polyvinylpyrrolidone and forming support toner particles after the blending step.
Abstract:
A process includes forming an emulsion comprising a monomer and a colorant, the colorant further including an anionic functional group and a lipophilic counter ion, and polymerizing the monomer to form a latex, the latex includes polymer nanoparticles having the colorant dispersed therein.
Abstract:
A toner, including: a binder resin; and a colorant, wherein the binder resin contains: a crystalline polyester resin (A); a non-crystalline resin (B); and a composite resin (C), where the composite resin (C) contains a condensation polymerization resin unit and an addition polymerization resin unit, wherein the toner contains chloroform insoluble matter in an amount of 1% by mass to 30% by mass, wherein the toner has a molecular weight distribution having a main peak in a range of 1,000 to 10,000 and a half width of 15,000 or less, where the molecular weight distribution is obtained through gel permeation chromatography (GPC) of tetrahydrofuran soluble matter of the toner, and wherein the toner has an endothermic peak in a range of 90° C. to 130° C. in measurement through differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).
Abstract:
A toner for forming an electrophotographic image is provided, wherein the toner includes at least four types of binder resins, wherein the binder resins includes at least: a crystalline polyester resin (A); a non-crystalline resin (B); a non-crystalline resin (C); and a composite resin (D) which includes a condensation polymerization resin unit and an addition polymerization resin unit, wherein the non-crystalline resin (B) includes a chloroform insoluble matter, wherein the non-crystalline resin (C) has a softening temperature (T½) lower than that of the non-crystalline resin (B) by 25° C. or more, and wherein the toner has a main peak between 1,000 to 10,000 in a molecular weight distribution obtained by GPC from a tetrahydrofuran soluble matter, and the toner has a half-value width of the molecular weight distribution of 15,000 or less.
Abstract translation:提供了用于形成电子照相图像的调色剂,其中调色剂包括至少四种类型的粘合剂树脂,其中粘合剂树脂至少包括:结晶聚酯树脂(A); 非结晶性树脂(B); 非结晶性树脂(C); 和包含缩聚树脂单元和加成聚合树脂单元的复合树脂(D),其中所述非结晶性树脂(B)包括氯仿不溶物,其中所述非结晶性树脂(C)具有软化温度 T 1/2)比非结晶性树脂(B)低25℃以上,并且其中调色剂在通过GPC从四氢呋喃可溶物质获得的分子量分布中具有在1,000至10,000之间的主峰,并且 调色剂的分子量分布的半值宽度为15,000以下。
Abstract:
A process of producing polylactic acid-based resin microparticles includes a dissolving step that forms a system, which can cause phase separation into two phases of a solution phase mainly composed of polylactic acid-based resin (A) having an enthalpy of fusion of less than 5 J/g and a solution phase mainly composed of polymer (B) different from polylactic acid-based resin, by dissolving the polylactic acid-based resin (A) and the polymer (B) different from polylactic acid-based resin in an ether-based organic solvent (C); an emulsion-forming step that forms an emulsion by applying a shear force to the system; and a microparticle-forming step that precipitates polylactic acid-based resin microparticles by contacting the emulsion with a poor solvent which has lower solubility of the polylactic acid-based resin (A) than the ether-based organic solvent (C).
Abstract:
Provided is a toner having high charging rapidity to reach a sufficient charging amount in a short time, high stability of charging from the initial stage to a time when a large amount of sheets is printed out, and high stability of charging under a high temperature and high humidity. In a toner including toner particles, each of which contains at least a binder resin, a colorant, and a charge controlling resin, the charge controlling resin is a copolymer of a structure A having at least a specific salicylic acid derivative structure and a structure B having sulfonic acid or sulfonic acid ester as a substituent.