Recording apparatus and recording method

A recording apparatus comprising:

• a feeding unit that feeds, to a recording medium, ink receptive particles containing at least a resin whose monomers include at least one polar monomer having at least one polar group, a ratio of the at least one polar monomer to all the monomers of the resin being about 10 mol % to about 90 mol %;
• a liquid application unit that applies a liquid that neutralizes the at least one polar group of the at least one polar monomer, onto the ink receptive particles fed onto the recording medium;
• an ink application unit that applies an ink to the ink receptive particles fed onto the recording medium;
• and
• a fixing unit that fixes the ink receptive particles on the recording medium.

A recording method comprising:

• feeding, to an intermediate transfer member, ink receptive particles containing at least an organic resin whose monomers include at least one polar monomer having at least one polar group, a ratio of the at least one polar monomer to all the monomers of the organic resin being about 10 mol % to about 90 mol %;
• applying a liquid that neutralizes the at least one polar group of the at least one polar monomer, onto the ink receptive particles fed onto the intermediate transfer member;
• applying an ink to the ink receptive particles fed onto the intermediate transfer member;
• transferring the ink receptive particles onto a recording medium;
• and fixing the ink receptive particles on the recording medium.

A recording method comprising:

• feeding, to a recording medium, ink receptive particles containing at least a resin whose monomers include at least one polar monomer having at least one polar group, a ratio of the at least one polar monomer to all the monomers of the resin being about 10 mol % to about 90 mol %;
• applying a liquid that neutralizes the at least one polar group of the at least one polar monomer, onto the ink receptive particles fed onto the recording medium;
• applying an ink to the ink receptive particles fed onto the recording medium;
• and
• fixing the ink receptive particles on the recording medium.