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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2021
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Kouji Sugama, Musashino, JP;
Yukiko Nakai, Toyohashi, JP;
Haruo Horiguchi, Koganei, JP;
Kazuaki Nakamura, Hino, JP;
Toyoko Shibata, Tokyo, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
[Object] An object of the present invention is to provide a photoresponsive polymer that sufficiently secures photoresponsiveness to be fluidized by light irradiation and reversibly non-fluidized, improves fixability, and further has good color reproducibility. [Solution] Provided is a photoresponsive polymer containing a structural unit derived from an azomethine derivative represented by the following general formula (1), the photoresponsive polymer being fluidized by light irradiation and reversibly non-fluidized:R—Z═Z—R General formula (1):