| abstract |
A pressure sensitive adhesive toner for use in electrostatic photography which consists essentially of porous aggregates. Each aggregate consists essentially of a cluster of a multiplicity of individual granules of pressure sensitive adhesive substance, each granule being encapsulated by a coating film of a film-forming material. Particles of an inorganic or organic pigment and/or a magnetic substance are contained within the aggregate in the interstices between the granules and deposited on the surfaces of the encapsulated granules. The toner aggregates are free from a tendency to cohere, cake and agglomerate to each other. The toner can be readily pressure fixed, using a low impression pressure, onto a surface bearing an electrostatic latent image without causing any contamination thereon, thereby forming a distinct visible image. |