A colored resin particle dispersion and an ink are provided which exhibit excellent abrasion resistance of the printed items and excellent storage stability of the dispersion. Specifically provided is a colored resin particle dispersion comprising colored resin particles containing a colorant and a solid resin, a basic dispersant, and a non-aqueous solvent, wherein the solid resin is a resin having alkoxy groups and/or a polysilsesquioxane. The resin having alkoxy groups preferably has methoxy groups and/or ethoxy groups. Further, the resin having alkoxy groups preferably contains at least one of a polyamide resin having methoxymethyl groups, a methoxypolysilsesquioxane and an ethoxypolysilsesquioxane.

Described herein is a liquid electrostatic ink composition comprising a liquid carrier; and chargeable toner particles comprising a resin and an aluminium-based color-shifting pigment. Also described herein is a method of printing comprising: printing onto a substrate a liquid electrostatic ink composition comprising: a liquid carrier; and chargeable toner particles comprising a resin and an aluminium-based color-shifting pigment, and a printed article comprising a print substrate having printed thereon the electrostatic ink composition.

A liquid electrophotographic ink composition is described. The liquid electrophotographic ink composition comprises a ceramic pigment, a polymer resin, a glass frit, and a liquid carrier. Also described is a heat transferable printed image, a process for printing a heat transferable image and a process for heat transfer printing using the liquid electrophotographic ink composition.

Provided in one example herein is a liquid electrophotographic varnish composition. The composition includes resin particles each including a polymeric resin mixture, which includes a first polymeric resin including an ethylene-based polymer; and a second polymeric resin including a polyamide. The composition also includes a carrier fluid.

Herein is described a method of providing a printed shrink sleeve, the method comprising: providing a printed substrate comprising a liquid electrophotographically printed ink image; and coating the liquid electrophotographically printed ink image of the printed substrate with a water-based overprint varnish composition. The water-based overprint varnish composition comprising: a varnish resin; a crosslinking component comprising: a compound containing at least two epoxide groups; a compound containing an epoxide group and a silane group; or a compound containing at least two carbodiimide groups; and hydrophobic particles, the ratio of the crosslinking component to the hydrophobic particles by weight being in the range of about 4.9:0.1 to about 1:4.

Here is described a liquid electrostatic ink composition comprising a pigment; a carrier liquid; a resin; a charge director; a fatty acid amide, and a polyalkylene wax. Methods of forming the liquid electrostatic ink compositions, and plastic substrates with the liquid electrostatic ink composition printed thereon, are also disclosed.

Described herein is a yellow liquid electrophotographic ink composition comprising: a thermoplastic resin comprising a polymer having acidic side groups; and a colorant comprising a yellow pigment, wherein the yellow pigment comprises a hydrazone compound. Also described herein is a method of producing a printed substrate using the yellow liquid electrophotographic ink composition and a printed substrate produced therefrom.

A method for producing a cyan liquid electrophotographic ink composition includes: dispersing in a first portion of carrier fluid cyan pigment particles and inorganic spacer particles, the inorganic spacer particles having a particle size (d50) of 0.1 μm or less, such that the inorganic spacer particles adhere to the cyan pigment particles; heating a polymer resin in a second portion of carrier fluid to dissolve the polymer resin; adding the dispersion of the cyan pigment particles having the inorganic spacer particles adhered thereto in the first portion of carrier fluid to the dissolved polymer resin in the second portion of carrier fluid; cooling the carrier fluid at a controlled rate to effect precipitation of the polymer resin from the carrier fluid such that a coating of the resin is formed on the cyan pigment particles having the inorganic spacer particles adhered thereto, thereby producing the cyan liquid electrophotographic ink composition.

A white toner having toner particles including: a resin; a BaSO.sub.4 pigment; wherein a particle size is defined as Span=(Dn90−Dn10)/(Dn50); and wherein the BaSO.sub.4 pigment has a wide particle size distribution wherein the Span is 0.75 or greater; and an optional wax. A pulverized (conventional) toner and an emulsion aggregation toner process.

Described herein is a printed photovoltaic cell comprising an anode; an LEP printed cathode; and an LEP printed photovoltaic layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The photovoltaic layer comprises a material with a perovskite structure having a chemical formula selected from ABX.sub.3 and A.sub.2BX.sub.6 and a thermoplastic resin comprising a copolymer of an alkylene monomer and a monomer having acidic side groups; and/or a copolymer of an alkylene monomer and an ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising an epoxide; and/or a copolymer of an alkylene monomer, an ethylenically unsaturated monomer comprising an epoxide, and a monomer selected from a monomer having acidic side groups, a monomer having ester side groups and a mixture thereof. The printed cathode comprises: a thermoplastic resin; and electrically conductive metal particles. Also described herein is a method of producing the printed photovoltaic cell and an ink set for use in the method.