Process for preparing colored particles and liquid developer compositions thereof
US4880432A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 1988 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC09B69/10
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Disclosed is a process for preparing particles colored with a dye which comprises: (a) forming, by a free radical dispersion polymerization process in a nonaqueous solution, polymeric particles having attached thereto stabilizing copolymers with at least one functional group capable of undergoing a chemical reaction with a dye, the particles having an average diameter of from about 0.1 to about 20 microns; (b) adding a dye to the polymeric particles having attached thereto stabilizing copolymers; and (c) effecting a chemical reaction between the dye and the stabilizing copolymers that results in the dye becoming covalently bound to the polymeric particles. Also disclosed is a liquid electrophotographic developer composition comprising a liquid medium, a charge control agent, and colored polymeric toner particles prepared as stated above and having an average diameter of from about 0.5 to about 5 microns.
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