Patent ID: 6875498

Claim:
An image forming apparatus for forming images on a recording medium comprising: a) a charge-retentive surface to receive an electrostatic latent image thereon; b) a development component to apply a developer material to said charge-retentive surface to develop said electrostatic latent image to form a developed image on said charge-retentive surface; c) a transfix component for transferring and fusing said developed image from said charge-retentive surface to a copy substrate, said transfix member comprising: a component film having a surface layer and a polymer matrix layer, wherein said polymer matrix layer comprises a polymer and small molecules, said polymer matrix layer designed to allow said small molecules to diffuse through said polymer matrix layer to said surface layer upon the application of pressure or heat to said component film, wherein said small molecules diffuse through said polymer matrix layer to form a continuous layer on said surface layer, and a heating component associated with said substrate.