Patent ID: 9678451
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B32B,G03G

Claim:
1. A toner comprising a plurality of toner particles, each toner particle comprising: a binder resin core comprising at least one binder resin; and a shell disposed about the binder resin core, the shell comprising a plurality of metal nanoparticles and a shell matrix, the plurality of metal nanoparticles disposed in the shell matrix, wherein the shell matrix is formed of a resin having a higher Tg than a Tg of the core's resin, wherein each metal nanoparticle comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of gold (Au), palladium (Pd), iron (Fe), aluminum (Al), antimony (Sb), tungsten (W), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), gadolinium (Gd), europium (Eu), neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), strontium (Sr), magnesium (Mg), cobalt (Co), manganese (Mn), chromium (Cr), vanadium (V), molybdenum (Mo), zirconium (Zr), and barium (Ba), wherein the shell has a thickness of between 0.001 μm and about 0.2 μm, wherein the binder resin core comprises an amorphous polyester and a crystalline polyester, and wherein the binder resin core is prepared by a method comprising: