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Electrostatically assisted liquid inks have firmly established themselves as a viable developer option for certain printer applications. In this process a particle, either a pigment or a latex particle, is dispersed and electrostatically charged in a dielectric fluid. Under the influence of an electrostatic field within a development housing the particles undergo electrophoresis to neutralise a latent image that resides on the surface of a dielectric substrate. This results in a hard copy of the latent image being obtained. In this paper we review the properties demanded of a liquid toner, methods of preparing such inks, their colloidal behaviour and their electrical and imaging characteristics. The trade-offs that need to be made when optimising such developers is also discussed. Some conclusions are drawn regarding future materials directions for this toning technology.
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Duff, J.M., Wong, R.W., Croucher, M.D. (1987). Hydrocarbon Based Inks for Electronic Printing. In: Mittal, K.L. (eds) Surface and Colloid Science in Computer Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1905-4_25
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