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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2009
Yu Qi, Oakville, CA;
Nan-xing HU, Oakville, CA;
Qi Zhang, Mississauga, CA;
Ed Zwartz, Mississauga, CA;
Kurt Halfyard, Mississauga, CA;
Brian Mcaneney, Burlington, CA;
Gord Sisler, Penfield, NY (US);
Yu Qi, Oakville, CA;
Nan-Xing Hu, Oakville, CA;
Qi Zhang, Mississauga, CA;
Ed Zwartz, Mississauga, CA;
Kurt Halfyard, Mississauga, CA;
Brian Mcaneney, Burlington, CA;
Gord Sisler, Penfield, NY (US);
XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
In accordance with the invention, there are image forming apparatuses, fusing subsystems, and methods of making a member of the fusing subsystems. The method of making a member of a fusing subsystem can include providing a fuser member, the fuser member including a substrate and providing a dispersion including a plurality of carbon nanotubes, a stabilizer, a hydrophobic polymer, and a solvent, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes is selected from the group consisting of single wall carbon nanotubes and multiple wall carbon nanotubes. The method can also include applying the dispersion over the substrate to form a coated substrate and heating the coated substrate to form a hydrophobic composite coating such that a top surface of the fuser member has a water contact angle of at least about 120°.