Porous transfer members and release agent associated therewith

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 a developer material 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 copy substrate, said transfer member comprising a substrate, wherein said substrate comprises a porous material, and a liquid release agent material coating on said substrate, wherein the release agent material comprises a low surface energy material comprising polydimethyl siloxane, and wherein a release agent apparatus supplies release agent material to said substrate;
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• a fixing component to fuse said transferred developed image to said copy 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 a developer material to said charge-retentive surface to develop said electrostatic latent image to form a developed image on said charge-retentive surface;
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• a transfuse component to transfer the developed image from said charge retentive surface to a copy substrate and to fuse said developed image to said copy substrate, said transfuse component comprising a substrate, wherein said substrate comprises a porous material, and a liquid release agent material coating on said substrate, wherein the release agent material comprises a low surface energy material comprising polydimethyl siloxane, and wherein a release agent apparatus supplies release agent material to said substrate.