Polyaniline filled polyimide weldable intermediate transfer components

An 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 and to form a developed image on said charge retentive surface;
• weldable intermediate transfer belt to transfer the developed image from said charge retentive surface to a substrate, wherein said intermediate transfer belt comprises a substrate comprising a homogeneous composition comprising polyaniline in an amount of from about 2 to about 25 percent by weight of total solids, and a thermoplastic polyimide in an amount of from about 75 to about 98 percent by weight of total solids, and wherein said polyaniline has a particle size of from about 0.5 to about 5.0 microns, wherein said thermal polyimide has a structure selected from the group consisting of the following Formulas I and II
• wherein, x and y are numbers and each is from about 2 to about 10, and m and n are numbers and each are from about 10 to about 300,
• and
• wherein z is a number of from about 2 to about 10, and q is a number of from about 10 to about 300;
• and
• a fixing component.