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US 2015/0030977 A1Published application
Latex comprising colorant and methods of making the same
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsValerie M. Farrugia, Maria Birau
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Abstract
A process includes forming an emulsion comprising a monomer and a colorant, the colorant further including an anionic functional group and a lipophilic counter ion, and polymerizing the monomer to form a latex, the latex includes polymer nanoparticles having the colorant dispersed therein.
Claims20
A process comprising:
- forming an emulsion comprising a monomer and a colorant, the colorant further comprising an anionic functional group and a lipophilic counter ion;
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- polymerizing the monomer to form a latex, the latex comprising polymer nanoparticles having the colorant dispersed therein.
A process comprising:
- forming an emulsion comprising an acrylate monomer, a styrene monomer, and a colorant comprising a sulfate group and a long chain aliphatic quaternary ammonium counterion;
- co-polymerizing the acrylate and styrene monomers to form a latex, the latex comprising styrene-acrylate co-polymer nanoparticles having the colorant dispersed therein.
A latex comprising copolymer nanoparticles having a colorant comprising an anionic functional group and a lipophilic counter ion dispersed within a matrix of the copolymer nanoparticles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.