INK CARRIERS CONTAINING SURFACE MODIFIED NANOPARTICLES, PHASE CHANGE INKS INCLUDING SAME, AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME

摘要

An ink carrier comprising a dispersion of at least one of silica nanoparticl es surface modified with a hydrophobic group or metal oxide nanoparticles surface modified with a hydrophobic group exhibiting a substantially uniform distribution of said nanoparticles discretely distributed therewithin, said ink carrier being resistant to substantial aggregation of said nanoparticles distributed therewithin.