Toner
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorRyotaro KOMADA
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AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorRyotaro KOMADA
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A toner includes toner particles each including a toner mother particle and an external additive adhering to a surface of the toner mother particle. The external additive includes silica particles. The silica particles each include a silica base, a first surface treatment layer covering the silica base, and a second surface treatment layer covering the first surface treatment layer. The first surface treatment layer contains a carboxy-modified silicone oil. The second surface treatment layer contains a specific copolymer including a first repeating unit represented by general formula (I) shown below and a second repeating unit represented by general formula (II) shown below. The silica particles have a non-ring-opened oxazoline group content of at least 1 μmol/g and no greater than 500 μmol/g as measured by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
A toner comprising toner particles each including a toner mother particle and an external additive adhering to a surface of the toner mother particle, wherein
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