Modified thermotropic liquid crystalline compositions
AssigneeXerox Corporation
InventorsPudupadi R. Sundararajan, Terry L. Bluhm, Stephan Drappel
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Abstract
Disclosed is a composition comprising a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer and a modifying component selected from the group consisting of plasticizing agents, antiplasticizing agents, small molecule liquid crystalline materials, and mixtures thereof. Also disclosed is a toner composition comprising a thermotropic liquid crystalline resin, a colorant, and a modifying component selected from the group consisting of plasticizing agents, antiplasticizing agents, small molecule liquid crystalline materials, and mixtures thereof.
Claims24
A toner composition comprising a thermotropic liquid crystalline resin, a colorant, and a modifying component selected from the group consisting of plasticizing agents, antiplasticizing agents, small molecule liquid crystalline materials, and mixtures thereof.
A composition comprising a thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer and a modifying component selected from the group consisting of (a) plasticizing agents selected from the group consisting of isomers of phthalic acid derivatives, adipic acid derivatives, benzoic acid derivatives, citric acid derivatives, epoxy derivatives, glycol derivatives, hydrocarbon derivatives, phosphoric acid derivatives, and mixtures thereof;
- (b) antiplasticizing agents;
- (c) small molecule liquid crystalline materials;
- and mixtures thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.