A colored resin particle dispersion and an inkjet ink are provided which preferably exhibit excellent rub fastness and alcohol resistance, and yield printed items having high image density. Specifically, a colored resin particle dispersion includes colored resin particles, a basic dispersant and a non-aqueous solvent. The colored resin particles include a colorant, a thermoplastic solid resin and a liquid organic compound having an acidic group, and the thermoplastic solid resin has a polar parameter p and a hydrogen bonding parameter h from the Hansen solubility parameters that satisfy p=2.5 to 11.0 and h=5.0 to 12.0 respectively is provided.

An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a conductive substrate, an intermediate layer provided on the conductive substrate, and a photosensitive layer provided on the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer contains a specific polyamide resin and specific inorganic particles. The specific inorganic particles include metal oxide particles. The specific polyamide resin includes a first repeating unit derived from an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid and a second repeating unit derived from a diamine compound. The total percentage content of the first repeating unit and the second repeating unit is at least 80% by mol to all repeating units included in the specific polyamide resin. The photosensitive layer contains a charge generating material, an electron transport material, a binder resin, a hole transport material, and an n-type pigment.

This invention is directed to a method for manufacturing carrier core particles for electrophotographic developer containing iron, manganese, and calcium as a core composition. The method includes (A) a mixing step of mixing an iron-containing raw material, a manganese-containing raw material, and a calcium-containing raw material to prepare a mixture thereof, (C) a granulation step of granulating the mixture after the mixing step, and (D) a firing step of firing a powdery material, which is obtained by granulating the mixture in the granulation step, at a predetermined temperature to form a magnetic phase. The calcium-containing raw material is provided in a granular form, and primary particles of the calcium-containing raw material have a volume mean diameter of 1 m or less.

An electrophotographic member is provided in which conductivity barely reduces and sufficient conductivity is obtained even under a low temperature and low humidity environment, a reduction in resistance beyond necessity is readily suppressed even under a high temperature and high humidity environment, and the bleeding of the quaternary ammonium salt can be suppressed. There is provided an electrophotographic member including an electroconductive mandrel and an electroconductive layer, wherein the electroconductive layer includes a resin having at least one of a structure represented by the following formula (1) and a structure represented by the following formula (2) in the molecule, and an anion: ##STR00001##

Provided is an electrophotographic member which hardly undergoes deformation even when subjected to a load over a long period of time under a high-temperature and high-humidity environment and thus can stably form a high-quality electrophotographic image. The electrophotographic member includes: an electroconductive substrate; and an electroconductive resin layer on the substrate, in which the resin layer contains a cation having a specific structure and a specific anion.

Provided is an electrophotographic member conducive to the formation of a high-quality electrophotographic image, the member showing a small increase in resistance even after long-term electrification under a high-temperature and high-humidity environment, and a process cartridge and an electrophotographic apparatus each including the electrophotographic member as a charging member and/or a developer carrying member. Specifically, provided is an electrophotographic member including a substrate and an electro-conductive layer, in which the electro-conductive layer contains a resin having a structure unit represented by the following structural formula (1) and a specific anion: ##STR00001##
in the structural formula (1), R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and Z represents a cationic organic group.

A colored resin particle dispersion and an inkjet ink are provided which preferably exhibit excellent rub fastness and alcohol resistance, and yield printed items having high image density. Specifically, a colored resin particle dispersion includes colored resin particles, a basic dispersant and a non-aqueous solvent. The colored resin particles include a colorant, a thermoplastic solid resin and a liquid organic compound having an acidic group, and the thermoplastic solid resin has a polar parameter p and a hydrogen bonding parameter h from the Hansen solubility parameters that satisfy p=2.5 to 11.0 and h=5.0 to 12.0 respectively is provided.