Thermally conductive aqueous transfix blanket

摘要

An intermediate transfer member containing a thermally conductive nanofiller dispersed in a polymer base, a method of forming the intermediate transfer member, and a method of printing an image to a substrate using the intermediate transfer member.

主权项

1. An intermediate transfer member comprising a composition comprising a thermally conductive nanofiller dispersed in a polymer base, wherein the polymer base has a surface tension of from 18 to 40 mN/m, wherein the nanofiller is present in the polymer base in an amount of from 0.5 to 30 wt % based on a total weight of the composition, wherein the nanofiller is selected from the group consisting of Ni, Au, Ag, Pt, Cu, titanium oxide, aluminum oxide, silicon, copper oxide, zirconium oxide, carbon black, graphite, graphene, diamond and mixtures thereof, further wherein the intermediate transfer member has a thermal conductivity of from 0.05 to 0.5 W·m−1·K−1.