To provide an electrophotographic intermediate toner transfer member having a surface which shows excellent properties of wear, surface energy and softness.
This intermediate toner transfer member consists of a base body and an outside surface layer containing a ceramer containing a hybrid org.-inorg. mesh structure of polyurethane silicic acid ester. The ceramer is produced by the crosslinking reaction of a polyurethane having a reactive alkoxysilane end part and a tetraalkoxysilane. The polyurethane having a silane end is the reaction product of one or more kinds of aliphatic polyols having terminal hydroxyl groups and an alkoxysilane-substd. alkylisocyanate compd. Moreover, this invention provides a forming method of the intermediate toner transfer member having an outside surface layer containing a polyurethane silica ester hybrid org.-inorg. mesh structure.
WILSON JOHN C
VREELAND WILLIAM B
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