Toner, liquid developer, dry developer, developer cartridge, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and image forming method
A toner includes a resin having an unsaturated double bond, a thiol compound having a bi- or more-functional thiol group, and a polymerization initiator.
1. A toner comprising:
a resin having an unsaturated double bond;
a thiol compound comprising a bi- or more-functional thiol group; and
a polymerization initiator.
2. The toner according to claim 1 , further comprising a vinyl resin.
3. The toner according to claim 1 , further comprising a radical polymerizable material.
4. A liquid developer comprising:
the toner according to claim 1 ; and
a carrier solution.
5. A dry developer comprising
the toner according to claim 1 .
6. A developer cartridge containing the liquid developer according to claim 4 .
7. A developer cartridge containing the dry developer according to claim 5 .
8. A process cartridge containing the liquid developer according to claim 4 .
9. A process cartridge containing the dry developer according to claim 5 .
10. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image holding member;
a latent image forming unit that forms a latent image on a surface of the image holding member;
a developing unit that forms a toner image by developing the latent image, which is formed on the surface of the image holding member, using the liquid developer according to claim 4 ;
a transfer unit that transfers the toner image, which is formed on the surface of the image holding member, onto a recording medium;
a fixing unit that forms a fixed image by fixing the toner image, which is transferred onto the recording medium, on the recording medium; and
a curing unit that cures the fixed image.
11. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an image holding member;
a latent image forming unit that forms a latent image on a surface of the image holding member;
a developing unit that forms a toner image by developing the latent image, which is formed on the surface of the image holding member, using the dry developer according to claim 5 ;
a transfer unit that transfers the toner image, which is formed on the surface of the image holding member, onto a recording medium;
a fixing unit that forms a fixed image by fixing the toner image, which is transferred onto the recording medium, on the recording medium; and
a curing unit that cures the fixed image.
12. An image forming method comprising:
forming a latent image on a surface of an image holding member;
forming a toner image by developing the latent image, which is formed on the surface of the image holding member, using the liquid developer according to claim 4 ;
transferring the toner image, which is formed on the surface of the image holding member, onto a recording medium;
forming a fixed image by fixing the toner image, which is transferred onto the recording medium, on the recording medium; and
curing the fixed image.
13. An image forming method comprising:
forming a latent image on a surface of an image holding member;
forming a toner image by developing the latent image, which is formed on the surface of the image holding member, using the dry developer according to claim 5 ;
transferring the toner image, which is formed on the surface of the image holding member, onto a recording medium;
forming a fixed image by fixing the toner image, which is transferred onto the recording medium, on the recording medium; and
curing the fixed image.