摘要 |
In a negatively chargeable toner having i) negatively chargeable toner particles containing at least a binder resin, a colorant and a vinyl copolymer and ii) an inorganic fine powder, the negatively chargeable toner has a weight-average particle diameter of from 4 mum to 12 mum and contains, in particle size distribution of the toner, less than 50% by volume of particles of 10.1 mum or more in particle diameter, and the vinyl copolymer is a vinyl copolymer obtained by copolymerizing a monomer composition which contains at least i) a vinyl monomer such as an N-substituted acryl- or methacrylamide or a ring-structure acryl- or methacrylamide and ii) a vinyl monomer having as a functional group a carboxyl group or a carboxyl group made into salt structure. An image-forming method and a process cartridge make use of such a negatively chargeable toner.
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