Crosslinked latex polymer surfaces and methods thereof

A method for providing an environmentally friendly crosslinked fluorocarbon elastomer outer surface on a fuser member supporting substrate comprising:

• a) mixing an acid acceptor, an emulsifier and water to form a first dispersion;
• b) forming a second separate dispersion comprising an amino siloxane;
• c) adding and reacting a latex fluorocarbon elastomer with said first and said second dispersions to form a homogeneous crosslinked fluorocarbon polymer;
• and d) subsequently providing at least one layer of the homogeneous crosslinked fluorocarbon elastomer onto said fuser member supporting substrate.

An image forming apparatus for forming images on a recording medium comprising:

• a charge-retentive surface to receive an electrostatic latent image thereon;
• a development component to apply toner to said charge-retentive surface to develop said electrostatic latent image to form a developed image on said charge retentive surface;
• a transfer component to transfer the developed image from said charge retentive surface to a substrate;
• and
• a fusing component to fuse the developed image to said substrate, wherein said fusing component comprises a supporting substrate and an environmentally friendly outer surface thereon comprising a crosslinked hybrid composition, wherein said hybrid composition comprises a latex fluorocarbon elastomer and an amino siloxane.