TRANSFIX COMPONENT WITH LAYER HAVING POLYMER MATRIX WITH SMALL MOLECULES AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH SAME

摘要

A transfix member comprising a heating member and a component film having a surface layer and a polymer matrix layer, wherein the polymer matrix layer contains a polymer and small molecules, and the polymer matrix layer is designed to allow the small molecules to diffuse through the polyme r matrix to the surface layer upon the application of pressure or heat to the component film. -22-